Mahjong
Mahjong is like an oriental version of the popular card game gin rummy. It is mainly a game of drawing and discarding tiles among four players. Its mechanics may seem confusing at first, but once players have learned the tiles, suits, combinations and 
what constitutes a winning hand, it’s going to be an easy ride. Let’s start with the basics. Mahjong has 144 tiles which are divided into the following suits:
1. Bamboo Suit (36) – These tiles are numbered 1-9, with a stick pattern that is dominantly red and green. There are four sets of nine, hence there’s a total of 36 tiles for this suit.
2. Circle Suit (36) – These tiles are numbered 1-9, with a circular dice pattern that is dominantly yellow and blue. There are four sets of nine, hence there’s a total of 36 tiles for this suit.
3. Numbers Suit (36) – These tiles are numbered 1-9, with the Chinese number symbols drawn on each tile. The color combination is dominantly red and blue. There are four sets of nine, hence there’s a total of 36 tiles for this suit.
4. The Dragon Tiles (12)
5. The Wind Tiles (16) – The tiles are called the East Wind, South Wind, West Wind, and North Wind. There are four sets of four winds, hence there’s a total of 16 wind tiles.
6. The Flower Suit (8)
Black Flower Suit Red Flower Suit
7. The Animal Suit (4)
In order to win, a player is required to complete four combinations and one pair of tiles known as The Eyes. Each combination should have three tiles that are of the same suit and consecutive ranking – these consist of the suits that are numbered from 1-9. Another option for the combination would be to have three of a kind, that means three tiles that are exactly the same, sharing the same suit and sequence. The eyes are composed of two “special” tiles that are exactly the same. These special tiles include the Wind tiles, the Dragon tiles, etc. With 4 groups of three plus one pair, the winning hand has fourteen tiles.