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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase
Originally published 70 years ago (1938), this book has gone though many revisions and is now into its 22nd edition. Modern versions of the book are difficult to obtain second-hand, but fortunately the latest revision has now arrived, with 96 pages rather than the 52 pages of my parents 1960s edition. It looks like the booklet format has changed rather than any more information added. This 'Penguin' booklet is smaller and spiral bound. I'm not over-impressed with the printed style, there's few illustrations, no colour except very garish red highlights, and there's no index - just the contents chapter headings, e.g. 'Types of Hands p 41 to 67'. So it's difficult to find a specific hand without flicking through, and they aren't listed in any particular order as far as I can see. I'll have to borrow my mum's 1960's version to compare, but either way it seems a missed opportunity to bring Robertson's 'The game of Mah Jong' into the 21st century. But it's all there, paper quality is good, and it looks like the books built to last. Plus one can hardly grumble at the price (I paid a fiver from Amazon). The books 14.5 x 14.5 cm x 1cm thick and is held easily in one hand when open, plus the spiral binding keeps it open at the correct page.
'The Game of Mah Jong' introduced the European and Commonwealth methods of scoring Mah Jong hands, which are more interesting and complex than the simpler original Chinese rules. To quote "This concise booklet is an authorative guide to the rules and scoring of the game of Mah Jong. Using specimen hands to illustrate techniques, it outlines the most correct and popular method of playing this fascinating game". Interestingly the Chinese characters on the right side of the cover of earlier editions translate as 'Mah Jong Rules', apparently Robertson didn't dare to put that into English - in the preface, he states that "Mah Jong players do not use one set of rules". Since then this classic book has became the most used reference standard for Mah Jong scoring. This is an essential book for anyone with three friends and a Mah Jong set.
'The Game of Mah Jong' introduced the European and Commonwealth methods of scoring Mah Jong hands, which are more interesting and complex than the simpler original Chinese rules. To quote "This concise booklet is an authorative guide to the rules and scoring of the game of Mah Jong. Using specimen hands to illustrate techniques, it outlines the most correct and popular method of playing this fascinating game". Interestingly the Chinese characters on the right side of the cover of earlier editions translate as 'Mah Jong Rules', apparently Robertson didn't dare to put that into English - in the preface, he states that "Mah Jong players do not use one set of rules". Since then this classic book has became the most used reference standard for Mah Jong scoring. This is an essential book for anyone with three friends and a Mah Jong set.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This little book has been around for almost a century and is still one of the best books available on the rules of mah jong as played in this country. It is simply written and beautifully presented.
I have the eighteenth edition (price marked 3/6!!) and picked up my copy in a local second-hand bookshop. I was buying a number of other books and the bookseller threw this in as a 'freeby'. I play mah jong every week and have a number of books on the game but this is still one of my favourites.
I notice that Amazon are announcing its re-publication, scheduled for January 2008. The new edition is in a totally different format and has increased by over 40 pages. I look forward to seeing this and would recommend it without hesitation to anyone in this country who wants to learn the game or experienced players who simply want to have an excellent, accessible reference book to hand while they play.
I have the eighteenth edition (price marked 3/6!!) and picked up my copy in a local second-hand bookshop. I was buying a number of other books and the bookseller threw this in as a 'freeby'. I play mah jong every week and have a number of books on the game but this is still one of my favourites.
I notice that Amazon are announcing its re-publication, scheduled for January 2008. The new edition is in a totally different format and has increased by over 40 pages. I look forward to seeing this and would recommend it without hesitation to anyone in this country who wants to learn the game or experienced players who simply want to have an excellent, accessible reference book to hand while they play.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Actually I did not receive the same version as shown in the advert image, but a quite different one, also with a different price label, cheaper than that advertised.
I must admit to being rather surprised & not a little disappointed as no explanatory note was enclosed with the book, & I should actually have liked to have the version as depicted, which I thought I was buying.
However, as it is basically the title I ordered, I felt I should not complain or be too fussy.
Regards
S G Bannerman
I must admit to being rather surprised & not a little disappointed as no explanatory note was enclosed with the book, & I should actually have liked to have the version as depicted, which I thought I was buying.
However, as it is basically the title I ordered, I felt I should not complain or be too fussy.
Regards
S G Bannerman
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It may be the standard text but for me it was not as good as Mah-Jong (Know the Game) by Gwyn Headley. A better guide to the ordinary game.
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