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Get involved in the interesting Chinese World of Mahjong Tiles game!

Originating in China, a long time ago, there is a game known by different names all over the World like Mahjong, Mah Jong, MahJongg, Pung Chow and there are many more names. This interesting and complex game has 108 suited tiles and when you buy a set, you will mostly get 136 to 144 tiles.  The suited tiles have a suit and a rank. Dots, Bamboo, and Characters are the names of the Suits and each tile is given a rank between 1 and 9. While referring to a particularly suited tile, rank is referred first followed by the suit. The first (#1) and last (#9) tiles are collectively known as terminal tiles. The players have to form a set of matching tiles also called as melds. Circle on #1 Dot tile is a large circle and on other dotted tiles, you will see small circles. The bamboo suit is represented by a bird and each tile has got those many numbers of bamboo sticks related to their rank.  The tiles are made from a different material like paper, bamboo, ivory or the famous catalin...