Fscking Mahjongg is addictive!

. . is a great game. There's just enough luck that a newbie will win a hand now and then and stay interested - but the guy with experience and expertise will alway win in the long run.

The Chinese apparently developed the game from rummy card games they had learned from the hated barbarians.

In the 20s, before the Depression killed off all things exotic, the game was forced on La Vegas and they hated it. The problem was, played at a penny a point most hands would pay a few dollars, but there is a hand called "Catching the Moon from the Bottom of the Sea" which would pay something like $5 million (I don't remember exactly) at a penny a point. This made them veeeeery nervous even though they could find no proof of anyone ever having that hand.

I have a couple of sets of tiles and sticks - not real bone faces but at least real bamboo backs, but I haven't played for many years.

Reject "Catskill Rules" and sets with extra tiles designed to increase the influence of chance and reduce the effect of expertise. Japanese rules are good, and the old American Association rules (similar to the Japanese but with a touch more given to chance).

Mahjong Solitaire is an abomination not to be tolerated - Onan's sin was far less dispicable - it is a social game.

Besides, what could be more delicious, once you realize you cannot win a hand, than to play to make sure nobody else wins either. Savor the dirty looks.

Post #260,937 by jb4 7/6/06 5:45:48 PM 7/6/06 5:46:26 PM Reply	Fscking Mahjongg is addictive! Discovered it on our Linux servers' Gnome desktop. Damn, that thing can suck up after-hours time! Still looking for a decent, free Windows version. Found one that is basically a Flash player, but I hate Flash, so I'm still looking. jb4 "So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't." — Stephen Colbert, at the White House Correspondent's Dinner 29Apr06 Edited by jb4 July 6, 2006, 05:46:26 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #260,941 by admin 7/6/06 5:55:46 PM Reply	And illegal in 34 states! Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
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Post #260,962 by Andrew Grygus 7/6/06 10:33:55 PM Reply	Real mahjong, with actual tiles . . . . . is a great game. There's just enough luck that a newbie will win a hand now and then and stay interested - but the guy with experience and expertise will alway win in the long run. The Chinese apparently developed the game from rummy card games they had learned from the hated barbarians. In the 20s, before the Depression killed off all things exotic, the game was forced on La Vegas and they hated it. The problem was, played at a penny a point most hands would pay a few dollars, but there is a hand called "Catching the Moon from the Bottom of the Sea" which would pay something like $5 million (I don't remember exactly) at a penny a point. This made them veeeeery nervous even though they could find no proof of anyone ever having that hand. I have a couple of sets of tiles and sticks - not real bone faces but at least real bamboo backs, but I haven't played for many years. Reject "Catskill Rules" and sets with extra tiles designed to increase the influence of chance and reduce the effect of expertise. Japanese rules are good, and the old American Association rules (similar to the Japanese but with a touch more given to chance). Mahjong Solitaire is an abomination not to be tolerated - Onan's sin was far less dispicable - it is a social game. Besides, what could be more delicious, once you realize you cannot win a hand, than to play to make sure nobody else wins either. Savor the dirty looks. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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