Mahjong is the most famous Chinese solitaire

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Due to the isolated development, many processes in China are strikingly different from what is happening in Europe. The most illustrative example is chopsticks, because, as you know, only Asians know how to hold them correctly. Another striking illustration is gambling. While cards were gaining popularity in Europe and America, the people of the East were playing Chinese solitaire, which later gained many fans around the world.

The most famous solitaire game is Chinese mahjong, and although the rules of classic mahjong resemble those of poker, the game is completely different from card games. Let's start with the fact that in mahjong, instead of cards, special chips are used, which an unknowing person would easily confuse with a bizarre type of domino. It is interesting that mahjong gained popularity precisely as a computer game, because it is simply not possible to build such intricate figures in real life.

There is a generally accepted opinion that mahjong is a game that originated in ancient China specifically for meditation, philosophical reflection andthe like. But it turns out that Chinese mahjong solitaire is not at all ancient, but appeared in the 80s of the twentieth century. It was developed by a Chinese programmer, along with all the basic rules. The main task of the player is to sort out an intricate pyramid of chips, finding pairs with the same image. In this case, you can use only chips that are not covered by others from above or from both sides. Although mahjong is really calming and philosophical, modern game developers have turned this solitaire into a real adventure, with colorful illustrations and an exciting storyline, and not necessarily related to China. Among other well-known games, Chinese solitaire "Sunshine" can be distinguished, but it is far from being as popular and interesting as mahjong, so game developers have bypassed it.

The very word "mahjong" can be translated as "thundering sparrow". Such a strange name is associated with the association caused by the sound of mixing chips, similar to the noise of quarreling sparrows. This Chinese solitaire game attracts people from all over the world with its intellectual component, amazing atmosphere and excitement. Today, in almost all countries, there are mahjong fan clubs, whose members professionally play this complex solitaire.

However, there were dark pages in the history of mahjong. For example, there was a time when in China people were officially banned from playing mahjong, like all other gambling games. But people did not stop loving this game, and soon the ban was lifted, and in 1998year even officially recognized mahjong as a sport and developed an international set of rules.

Since the invention of mahjong, this Chinese solitaire has undergone many changes and modifications both in rules and in design. Now every game developer can choose from a variety of types. Different solitaire games differ not only in combinations, but also in scoring, which can confuse a player who has switched from one type of mahjong to another. Professional players use only internationally established rules, but this is also not an easy task, since each currently existing type of mahjong has its own rules.