Mah-Jong (Know the Game)

Brilliant book, well set out, easy to understand

This book seems expensive for 64 pages. But trust me, it is of high quality. Exquisite glossy pages, adorned with wonderful pictures to assist in the learning of the game. Well written and easy to follow. If you are new to Mahjong, then this book is brilliant. It is British Rules and Scoring.

This is a good basic introduction to the British form of the game. It is published by the British Mahjong Association. The book is attractively illustrated, in colour; it is printed on stiff paper, so it should be hard wearing. (no problems so far!) I recommend supplementing this with the excellent Jelte Reps book--Great Mahjong Book: History, Lore, and Play.

Useful little book

Excellent instruction and scoring info

Buy in haste - repent at leisure.I bought this in a hurry and regretted it as soon as I received it. I was after a book that would give a good quick reference to the game whilst containing some detailed information on scoring, playing styles and strategies. The fact that I didn't get it is not the fault of this book but be warned it only contains brief information, only two pages on etiquette and tactics for instance, and is mostly pretty pictures. The sort of info level you would get off a web page or wiki but in less depth - ironic considering how I purchased this.It is way overpriced at £7.

This rulebook is based on the original classical Chinese rules, before they became distorted by various people who introduced the game to western audiences. There are many variations of rules, and I have read many books on various rule sets, but this is the one I keep returning to. It's a fairly easy teach and you can introduce special hands as you learn. I bought the original version of this book probably 20 years ago and recently bought 4 copies of this new version for my gaming group. Without doubt the best place to start your journey into Mah Jongg and probably the one you will consider the best.

Well written with lots of coloured pictures which for a beginner are very helpful