Starter Series · Lesson 1
What's a cat doing in a mahjong set?
Why Singapore style, and a tour of the tiles. About five minutes, and no tiles needed.
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In this lesson
- What “Shiok!” means
- Why Singapore style is fast, card-free and full of surprises
- The 148 tiles: suits, honors and bonus tiles
- Your seat wind and the prevailing wind
- Flowers, seasons and the wedding
- The animal tiles and their two bites
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The Shiok! Tile Key
Every tile, named, plus the winds, flowers and animal bites on one handy page. Try naming a few tiles before the next lesson.
Next up
Lesson 2: Setting Up the Table
The seats, the wall and the deal. It's on its way to your inbox.
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