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The Red Dragon and the West Wind: The Winning Guide to Official Chinese & American Mah-Jongg

Overview

The Red Dragon & The West Wind is the perfect introduction to this ancient game of strategy and subterfuge, covering all aspects of the two most common varieties, American and Chinese, along with an overview of other global approaches.

The book begins with the history and origin and moves on to the rules of play and ways to win and avoid essential errors as well as the etiquette to follow. With everything from clear instructions on dealing, building, and distributing tiles to a look at the history and future of the game, this is the essential book for anyone who wants to have fun-and win-while playing mah-jongg.

Author Information

Tom Sloper

Game designer and producer Tom Sloper has lectured at the Smithsonian and written extensively on the traditional game of mah-jongg. The author of the mahjong newsgroup Frequently Asked Questions, he lives in Los Angeles.

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Product Details

  • Published by

    HarperCollins

  • Publish Date

    June 12, 2007 

  • Print ISBN

    0061233943

  • eBook ISBN

    9780061906121

  • Imprint

    HarperCollins

  • Filesize

    1.82 MB

  • Number of Print Pages*

    272

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