I was surprised that the narrator didn't make mention of the "card" and how the hands have to come from the card....and that there is a new card each year.
@@brainwashingdetergent4322 in the US official games have to be played by creating hands determined by the American Mahjongg League cards (the paper that you see each player has in front of them in the video).
Newbie here too. Learning that mahjong has many slight variations in the rules depending on the country. Philippine mahjong starts out with 16 tiles, for instance, and does not play the dragons, winds and flowers.
It seems American Mahjong is more appealing to women more then men, I feel it's the Bingo for all these women... But I feel that mostly Men play the Hong Kong and or Japanese Mahjong Styles more
MJ is the type of game that appeal to people that likes to think, count & plotting, it’s why in western culture, it’s mostly played by Jewish women, but in Asian countries both men & women plays.. if your good at mj, in most cases, your math is pretty good.
