mahjongg
Four-player tile game
Mahjongg is a tile-based game of Chinese origin, typically played by four players who draw and discard tiles to form winning combinations.
The 144 tiles bear suits, honors, and decorative designs.
Strategic and social, the game has regional variations with different scoring rules.
Also spelled mahjong or mah-jongg: Tuesday night is mahjongg night at my grandmother's.
Of that Asian nation
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- boneHard skeletal tissue
parlor · gambling · Chinatown · diaspora · family · generations · teahouse · clacking
Tall woody grass
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- dotsSmall circular marks
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- seasonsYear's four divisions
Principles governing behavior
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- winnerOne who prevails
- roundCurved like circle
- dealAgreement or distribution
shuffle · wall · discard · draw · declare · waiting · ready · calling
Collection of people meeting
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- clubOrganization with membership
- nightDark hours daily
party · bonding · table · foursome · seniors · Chinatown · gambling · conversation
Southern Chinese dialect
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
Sichuan · European · competition · tournament · card · rules · scoring · national
Wealth or destiny
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- fatePredetermined course of events
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
streak · draw · blessing · windfall · lucky · unlucky · odds · gamble
Mathematical problem-solving process
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- defenseProtection against harm
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- readingInterpreting written text
blocking · timing · efficiency · risk · patience · decision · analysis · adaptation
Chinese
Of that Asian nation
bone · parlor · gambling · Chinatown · diaspora · family · generations · teahouse · clacking · Singapore
bamboo
Tall woody grass
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- dotsSmall circular marks
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
seasons · dragon · wind · red · green · white · fa · chow · wall · rack
rules
Principles governing behavior
deal · shuffle · wall · discard · draw · declare · waiting · ready · calling · betting
gathering
Collection of people meeting
night · party · bonding · table · foursome · seniors · Chinatown · gambling · conversation · weekly
Cantonese
Southern Chinese dialect
Taiwanese · Sichuan · European · competition · tournament · card · rules · scoring · national · regional
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- fatePredetermined course of events
- auspiciousIndicating future success
randomness · streak · draw · blessing · windfall · lucky · unlucky · odds · gamble · hot
calculation
Mathematical problem-solving process
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- defenseProtection against harm
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
reading · blocking · timing · efficiency · risk · patience · decision · analysis · adaptation · bluffing
- mahjong parlorEstablishment for tile games
- mahjong tableGaming surface for Chinese tiles
- mahjong tileRectangular piece for matching game