Learn To Play Mahjong

Basics through to some advanced play

What you'll learn

Learn how to play the Hong Kong style of mahjong

Get an introduction to mahjong

Learn how to play and practice an online version of mahjong

Learn the rules, game play, how to score

Learn different mahjong hands from basic to advanced

Requirements

No prerequisites or familiarity with mahjong required

Description

Mahjong is an international game. It is played by more than 30 countries and has many variations. It is played in person and also online. The game is very enjoyable with people playing it for decades. This course helps you understand the game, how to play it, and starts you on the path to playing mahjong!Learn about the mahjong tiles, hands, how to play, score, and learn basic through advanced hands. This course is focused on the Hong Kong style of play. This style is often the first approach to mahjong players take. They then branch out to other styles when they want to expand their knowledge and experience.The course teaches you how to play online and in person mahjong. I use videos showing my online game play from MahjongTime as my instruction tool. This platform is great to show my hands clearly while I discuss what I am doing. I have an unique approach to building hands. I show both a grouping method to help you construct your hand as well as stacking components in addition to set hands. These are terms I use to teach mahjong so it is easier to understand. Players with little familiarity with the game learn how to identify tiles quickly and how to build strong hands even as a beginner.

Overview

Section 1: Module 1 - Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome Letter

Lecture 2 Meet Your Instructor

Lecture 3 Introduction to the Modules

Section 2: Module 2 - Get to Know Your Mahjong Tiles

Lecture 4 Welcome to Module 2!

Lecture 5 The Goals for this Module

Lecture 6 The Mahjong Set Part I

Lecture 7 Mahjong Set Part 2

Lecture 8 Circle Tiles

Lecture 9 Bamboo Tiles

Lecture 10 Dragon Tiles

Lecture 11 Flower Tiles

Lecture 12 Review: Tiles with Translations

Lecture 13 Review: Tiles without Translations

Lecture 14 Review: Video Walkthrough of Mahjong Tiles Learned so far

Lecture 15 Quiz 1 - Identify the Circle Tiles

Lecture 16 Quiz 4 - Identify Opponent's Hand

Lecture 17 Quiz 2 - Identify the Bamboo Tiles

Lecture 18 Quiz 3 - Identify the Mixed Tiles

Lecture 19 Wind Tiles

Lecture 20 Character Tiles

Lecture 21 Quiz on Chinese Characters

Lecture 22 Another Quiz - # 1

Lecture 23 Another Quiz - # 2

Lecture 24 Another Quiz - # 3

Section 3: Module 3 - Mahjong Hands: How to Build Them - Part 1

Lecture 25 Welcome to Module 3

Lecture 26 Goals for Module 3

Lecture 27 Quiz 1 Instructions

Lecture 28 Quiz 1 Video

Lecture 29 Chows Part 1

Lecture 30 Pongs Part 1

Lecture 31 Kongs Part 1

Lecture 32 The Grouping Method Part 1

Lecture 33 Quiz 2 Instructions

Lecture 34 Quiz 2 Video

Lecture 35 Answers to Quiz 1

Section 4: Mahjong Hands: How to Build Them - Part 2

Lecture 36 Introduction to Module 4

Lecture 37 Chows Part 2

Lecture 38 1st Way to Make a Chow

Lecture 39 2nd Way to Chow

Lecture 40 3rd Way to Make a Chow

Lecture 41 4th Way to Chow

Lecture 42 Pongs Part 2

Lecture 43 Pong from the Deal Demo Video

Lecture 44 Pong from a Discard

Lecture 45 Pong from the Wall

Lecture 46 4th Way to Pong

Lecture 47 Quiz on Chows and Pongs

Lecture 48 Video Walkthrough of Chows and Pongs

Lecture 49 Kongs Part 2

Lecture 50 Kong by Drawing a Tile

Lecture 51 Kong Demo

Lecture 52 The Grouping Method Part 2

Lecture 53 The Exception to the Grouping Method

Lecture 54 Video of the Grouping Method Exception

Section 5: Module 5 - Game Play - Part 1

Lecture 55 Introduction to Module 5

Lecture 56 Game Play Part 1 - Seats, Shuffle, and The Wall

Lecture 57 18 Tile Walls

Lecture 58 Pick Dealer and Seats

Lecture 59 Game Play Basics: Dealer and Wind Marker

Lecture 60 Game Play Part 2 - Distribute Tiles

Lecture 61 Tile Distribution Walkthrough

Lecture 62 Sorting your Hand

Lecture 63 Sorting Left to Right Demo

Lecture 64 Sorting Discards in your Hand

Lecture 65 Discards Strategy

Section 6: Module 6: Game Play Part 2

Lecture 66 Introduction to Module 6

Lecture 67 Game Play Begins - Part 2

Lecture 68 Game Play Example

Lecture 69 Game Play

Lecture 70 The Dead Wall

Lecture 71 The Dead Wall Walkthrough

Lecture 72 Stalemate

Lecture 73 Playing Through all the Winds

Lecture 74 Calling 3 Tiles to Win

Lecture 75 Calling 2 Tiles to Win

Lecture 76 Calling 1 Tile to Win

Section 7: Module 7: Scoring Part 1 - Set Hands

Lecture 77 Introduction to Module 7

Lecture 78 Scoring Basics

Lecture 79 Mahjong Hands

Lecture 80 Fan vs Points

Lecture 81 Scoring Part 1 - Fan 1 to 3

Lecture 82 Scoring Part 2 - Fan 1 to 3

Lecture 83 Gai Wu - The Chicken Hand Part 1

Lecture 84 Gai Wu - The Chicken Hand Part 2

Lecture 85 Scoring Checklist

Section 8: Module 8: Set Hands to Master

Lecture 86 All Chow Hand

Lecture 87 All Chow Hand Part 2

Lecture 88 All Pong Hand

Lecture 89 Clean Hand

Lecture 90 Winning with a Clean Hand

Lecture 91 Pure Hand

Lecture 92 Clean Pong Hand

Section 9: Module 9: Mahjong Money

Lecture 93 Mahjong Money

Lecture 94 Wrong Mahjong

Lecture 95 Special Hands

Section 10: Module 10: Scoring Part 2: Stacked Hands

Lecture 96 Scoring 4 -6 Fan Hands

Lecture 97 Stacking

Lecture 98 Stacking vs Set Hands

Lecture 99 Dragon Pongs

Lecture 100 Self-draw

Lecture 101 Table Wind, Seat Wind

Lecture 102 Flowers - Part 1

Lecture 103 Flowers - Part 2

Lecture 104 A Risky Play

Lecture 105 Explaining the No Flower Play

Lecture 106 More Stacking Components

Lecture 107 Set Hand with Stacking Components

Lecture 108 Stacking a Set Hand

Lecture 109 Scoring with Flowers

Lecture 110 Cantonese Terms for scoring

Section 11: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 111 Bonus Lecture

Anyone who wants to learn more about mahjong,Anyone interested in the Hong Kong style of mahjong play,Mahjong players just starting out who want to learn more about the game so they can explore other styles of mahjong