How to Make Special Hands in American Mahjong
Mahjong game has known in the meanwhile a lot of versions that people
play across the world, but one alternative that has become very popular
across USA is American Mahjong. Many players gather together in playing
this game since this is by far one of the most exciting and challenging
four-players game that Americans play in their leisure moments.
So, in case you are looking to get entertained while being with your
family and friends, then you will obtain all these with the American
Mahjong game. This version is known to have been introduced in the
Western countries almost 100 years ago, bringing some changes to the
original version.
This ancient game creates quite an excitement around the playing board
when players can build their own strategies and obtain winning hands
with more chances then the ones who haven't developed their strategies
in the meanwhile. It goes without saying that a game, where a good
percentage of luck is involved as well, needs to have its own strategies
that help players win. Learning how to play Mahjong as a beginner will
involuntarily attract the need to build strategic moves in order to
become a winner.
One feature that makes American Mahjong be different than the original
version is the large number of special hands that you, as a player, can
create. This feature comes with a new dimension of a game making it be
more dynamic allowing the players build better strategies into winning.
As a newcomer into the Mahjong world you might be overwhelmed by the
number of special hands, but you shouldn't be that concerned. While
playing you are given the opportunity to get a reference card through
which you will have the various special hands detailed to help you
understand better.
You will find out that these hands are designed in all sorts of exotic
names and colors. Let's take for instance "Christmas" that can be made
when the player has a pair of white dragons, they can make also a Pung
from a number of 5 tiles that are in the same suit. One other Pung can
be also made when the player has a number of 2 tiles, or green dragons
and red dragons. All these Pung-s are visually associated with the
colors of Christmas - white, green and red.
Some other special hands (for instance Christmas tree) are meant to be
played when they are exposed. Other hands can be concealed, exception
being the winning tile, all these being a plus into the need of building
one player's strategy. With every year, around April month, a new card
is generally released in order to make this game be exciting and fresh
at the same time.
Another interesting aspect of American Mahjong is the usage of the
Joker Tile