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Similarly, you may ask, what is the object of mahjong?

Goal. The goal of the game is to get a mahjong, which consists of getting all 14 of your tiles into four sets and one pair. A pair is two identical tiles. A set can either be a "pung," which is three identical tiles, or a "chow," which is a run of three consecutive numbers in the same suit.

Also Know, can Mahjong be played with 2 players? These rules have 2 and 3 person variant rules. So yes you can play with 2 or 3 people as well. This is good practice for beginners although not quite such a good game as the more typical version with 4 players. One player plays East, the other West.

Also asked, is Mahjong difficult to learn?

Mahjong is a tile-based game that's been played in Asia for over 300 years and is gaining global popularity. Although the game is hard to master, it's fairly easy to learn the basics.

How long does a game of mahjong take?

about 15 minutes