Mah Jong
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Topic: Mah Jong
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Subject: Mah Jong
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 11:40am
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Anyone play the Mah Jong CARD game, (not solitare I've a set that has been gathering dust for a while and would like to learn how to play. Anyone ? ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
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Posted By: headfry
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 11:47am
Scooby_simon....... what is Mah Jong? please tell 
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 11:57am
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Basics here : http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/mahjong/mahjongFULL.html - http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/mahjong/mahjongFULL.html It is a very old Chinese card/domino type game. Can play for £ or for fun. I've a set we picked up in Hong Kong last time I was there and it's been gatherind dust and I would like to learn how to play it properly. I've done a search of Amazon and a few books come up, just really looking for some-one who plays it and can give me a few pointers. ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: headfry
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 12:08pm
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"Blimmey mate"....... I have absolutely no idea  sorry
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Posted By: headfry
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 12:10pm
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Just been to Google, typed in Mah Jong there are a few references. This is not meant to patronize, I was just pleased to have found it on web and thought it might help a little. |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 12:14pm
yes I know how to use Google. Just want someone to point me in the right direction for books or on-line resources...  ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: headfry
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 12:40pm
hey You .......just trying to help 
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Posted By: Pete Cooper
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 1:14pm
| It is played in a similar manner to Rummy. The tiles are divided in to minor and major tiles. Winds, Dragons, Ones and Nines are major and 2 to 8 are minor. There are three suits, bamboo, circles and characters. You build the tiles into 4 walls to make a square. Each wall is 17 tiles long and two tiles high and each tile is face down. Then each player takes 13 tiles, but the way this is done is quite complex. One player 'East Wind' takes 14 tiles. You then try and make groups of three which can either be a run of three or three of a kind. To win you need 4 groups of three and a pair. Three of a kind can become 4 of a kind. If you want I can send you much more detailed instruction, as it is basically very simple to play, but the scoring is quite complicated. Be warned, when you have played it a few times it is adictive. |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 2:35pm
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Yes please Pete, I've got that far from the instructions I have from the set I bought in Hong Kong, but these were obviously written by a Mandarin speaker in English and so the transaltion is not good. I'm open to any help, but would like a book so I can also theach the wife and kids. ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 6:25pm
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there is a good version online @: http://www.gameaccount.com - www.gameaccount.com ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 7:50pm
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Phil, That is solitare, I want to play the proper game (not solitare ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
) Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 8:00pm
Why don't you give up and try SNAP instead? (I can help with THAT one  )------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 18 Feb 05 at 10:10pm
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Snap, not a game I need help with the rules. Can we stay on topic please ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 19 Feb 05 at 12:05am
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When you've found out the rules, please post them, we'll all practise and have a maxiMahJong party at the dinghy show !!! And if any of you want to take the mickey, you don't understand anything to this ancient arcane game, bearing within its rules all the secrets of the deepest Asia. (basically, it's very pretty, tried to play, never got it ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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)Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 19 Feb 05 at 12:12pm
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let me know how you get on. I'll be Skiing in St. Anton. ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 19 Feb 05 at 12:46pm
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Scooby_simon's signature's interesting, isn't it I've got a Laguna estate for sale, can I change my signature too?? (just kidding, scoob!)
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 9:37am
Scoob must be on the slopes during the day and playing mah-jong like furious in the evenings... Gotta ask him how you play the b****y game!!  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 10:22am
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I am around this week, Skiing next week, still reading my books on Mah Jong ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 6:47pm
Don't forget to go skiing!!!  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 10:44pm
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Don't think I'll forget. been waiting 7 years to get back on the snow......I am planning to spend as much time as possible above it while I am there ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 11:57pm
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You're off quite soon, arent you? We'll be at the Dinghy Show all talking about you!! Take plenty of pix to show us what REAL snow's like (not the balding patches of freezer shavings, like in my garden Oh, one more thing: have fun! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 12:17am
what - suspended in a chair lift that has broken down again??? |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 11:14am
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Well, maybe not that far above snow... But I can picture scoob suspended in mid-air for seven years, waiting for the cable to snap No wonder he wants to play Mah Jong! He's probably fed up with "I spy!" ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 10:59pm
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Yeee Haaa! I've just seen you on the forum, Scoob! Tell us: how was the skiing and, more importantly, WHO WON the game of Mah Jong??? ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 11:18pm
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Mah Jong has not been played yet.
Now, the Skiing.
Firstly when you hire your ski's (First time in 15 years as I've always had my own in the past) and ask for the DIN setting at 8.5, check that they have actually set them at 8.5 and not 10-12 which mine had been - Had a major wipe out at speed on the first day and had that oh Sh!t feeling and my knee bent forwards, but the ski did come off in the end (both in fact). Must have been going fairly fast as it took about 50m for me to stop once the ski's came off - result, no skiing the next day and lots of pain. Rest of the skiing was excellent (if taken a little easy) and a little cold (-30 at the top of the Valluga I lift ! - 2650m) and then it snowed and snowed and snowed, and then snowed a little more, in fact it snowed so much I spent virtually no time off piste as it was way too dangerous (5 killed while I was there off the back of the Kapall skiing a closed ski route without a guide - idiots. )
For anyone who has been there - when the run back from Valluga finally opened, it had been piste bashed - now skiing that when it is flat is fun
Question is where to go next year......
As for my comments about staying above the snow, I like to do a little flying while I Ski, some of my mates called me biggles on one holiday
And finally, 3rd time to St. Anton and I have not skiied the route from the top station of the valluga II lift to Zurs ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 11:30pm
Scoobiggles!! Glad you had such a good holiday... Time to shove your skiing gear in the loft and get the sailing kit out! Season's starting in two weeks' time for us!
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 11:54pm
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Just one piccy for you :
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 11:57pm
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Mwaaaaahhhh!!!! That's SOOO gorgeous! I've never been skiing in my life, I'm dead jealous ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 5:31pm
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skiing is amazing- i might jst say better than sailing! (wind depending) ------------- |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 6:20pm
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Yeah i agree skiing and boarding is absolutely AMAZING !
Yey Austria next yr ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |