Complete Book of Mah Jongg: An Illustrated Guide to the Asian, American and International Styles of Play Kindle Edition

It will be very useful!

I wanted to find a reference on playing mah jongg, and found this book. Ms. Lo covers not only the classic 13-tile Cantonese version, but other variations as well, such as the American, Shanghai, and Taiwanese version. The book is well-illustrated to demonstrate the tile and procedures of game play preparation, and although there are some (momentarily) confusing discrepancies between some photos showing the sequence of play, they vastly simplify the accompanying text.One caveat: For the American version Ms. Lo references the American Mah Jongg Association as a source for obtaining the American game scoring cards, but it no longer is a distributor. The only options are to join the National Mah Jongg league to purchase them, or obtain them from eBay from a 3rd-party seller.

I have played Chinese Mah Jong for many years and I found this book enjoyable and informative, and easy to understand.

Great packaging for the game itself. I am happy it is a simply good set. No frills , just exactly what you need.

The book as great content, but needs to be updated and corrected, a few pages are unreadable.

This is a great book for learning to play Mah Jongg. It covers most of the various styles of play both American and Oriental. It is presented in a clear easy-to-understand format, without a lot of unnecessary information. Many of the traditions are referred to and some of the rich culture explained. I really enjoyed the illustrations. It was exactly what I needed, a quick reference to all the styles of Mah Jongg

Just having gotten it I'm not intimately familiar with its contents and layout, but some casual flipping through suggests to me that this volume illustrates, literally and in words, the numerous forms and variations of this ancient game and looks to be a valuable resource in everything from learning the basics to equipping you for mastery.

This book has been very helpful to our group, just beginning to learn how to play Mmahjongg.

Good tutorial on Mahjong basics, and on differences between various versions of Mahjong.

Nice new book , delivered very quick! Thank You!!!

To learn how to play mahjong

Just what I wanted

This is described as the complete guide, but it does not - neither does any book - tell you how to play. Not for beginners.