Ancient Chinese game finds following in downtown Coeur d'Alene store

Ancient Chinese game finds following in downtown Coeur d'Alene store

Mahjong is a strategy game that originated in China and is played with small tiles with symbols. Generally, each game with four players last about 30 minutes. Players start with 13 tiles and take turns drawing and discarding to create melds, which are groups of tiles like three-of-a-kind, four-of-a-kind, and runs (like 2-3-4). Tiles in a run must all be the same suit. Suits are indicated by the symbols on the tiles. The first player to collect four melds and a pair, 14 tiles total, wins.