Description

Two-sided playing aid for people playing Mah-Jong using the British Mah-Jong Association (BMJA) rules.

Laminated card. Size A4 (210 x 297mm, 8.3 x 11.7 inches).

2018 edition
This is a re-design of the previous laminated playing aid (making it more informative and easier to follow) and includes a couple of recent clarifications from the authors of the BMJA rules relating to special hands:  (a) what actually constitutes ‘Buried treasure’ and (b) the score that might be obtained for some of the hands in unusual circumstances .

Side 1 – Preparation, basic scoring and doubling

• Explains how to prepare for playing, including how to build the walls, break one to form the kong box and then deal the tiles
• Shows how to calculate the basic score from pungs, kongs, etc.
• Gives illustrations of all the tiles and their classifications: major & minor suit tiles, honour tiles (Dragons & Winds) and bonus tiles
• Shows the doubling allowed for each of the players

Side 2 – Special hands

• Gives illustrated descriptions of all the special hands and the scores they give you