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Traditionally, the game consists of 144 pieces which were made with ivory but after a global ban on the usage of ivory, there were no ivory tiles available.
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Similarly, Mahjong Connect is also associated with the original game but has its own rules that make the game different from the original version, yet maintaining the characteristics of parent game. The game was brought to Western world at a very later stage and by that time even Chinese Mahjong had a lot of variations and original version was played at very few places. The game was exclusively played in China till the end of 18th century and then the game was adopted by its neighboring country, Japan.ĭue to this exclusivity and the restriction of Mahjong as a royal game, historians do not have a very clear picture about the evolution of the game. Mahjong is well known as a game that demands skills, patience and strategy. The original Mahjong game is originated in China around 2,000 years back and historians suggest that the game originated somewhere near Shanghai region.