Mahjong

Mahjong (Mah Jongg, Majiang, mahjong, Majong, Ma-Jong, Mahjongg) is a board game of Chinese origin that was exported from 1920 to the world and especially to the west. It consists of 144 parts, commonly called "stones." Except for the flowers and stones stations, which are not repeated, there are four copies of each stone. The stones of the three suits (Circle, Bamboo, and Character) are similarly numbered 1-9. In relation to the winds there are four: East, South, West and North. There are also three Dragons: Center, White and Fortune. All stones for a total of 9 x 3 + 4 + 3 = 34 different stones, that are repeated four times. Adding the four seasons and four flowers we get 34 x 4 + 4 + 4 = 144 pedras.Um Western game which is very similar to Mahjong and Rummy is also Canasta (hole), it is to make sets of stones, as a sequence of three tiles of the same suit, the same three or four stones. Flowers and plants that give extra points are not used in all versions of the game.