Mahjong (also called Májiàng, Màhjeung, Máquè, Màhjeuk) and sometimes spelled mahjongg, majiang, mah-jong or mah-jongg is a game originated in China. In Asia, mahjong is popular as a gambling or computer game.
Legend has it that Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, invented the game around 500 BC.
Mahjong is a game of strategy, intelligence, skill, calculation and luck.
The object of the game is to build complete suits (usually of threes) from either 13 or 16 tiles. The first person to achieve this goal wins the game. The winning tile completes the set of either 14 or 17 tiles.
This 28cm Japanese style Mahjong set comes in an elegant case. The tiles are 1.7cm x 2.5cm in size. There are 144 tiles in the game. The tiles have no numbers on them just the standard Mahjong images and characters.
The game also contains 4 holding trays that are 18cm x 11.5cm and which can be taken out of the box. It also comes with trays, counters, dice and bettor.