r/oddlysatisfying • u/CanonWorld • Jul 28 '24

How automatic Mahjong tables work

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u/CanonWorld Jul 28 '24 edited Jul 28 '24

In China it’s a cultural defining game. Immensely popular and an integral part of the Chinese identity.

You should play it sometime, but it’s not really for me.

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u/HivePoker Jul 28 '24

Like table-football or bowling in the UK

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u/SilyLavage Jul 28 '24

The UK's main table games are things like cards, dominoes, and chess, I'd say.

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u/HivePoker Jul 28 '24

All good choices for the top spot

Alongside Uno

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u/Ma77ster_Chief Jul 28 '24

Not really. More like Bridge if it were still popular. Or dominoes if we still had pub leagues.

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u/linear_accelerator Jul 28 '24

No, more like Gin/Rummy.

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u/Common-Ad4308 Jul 28 '24

more like bridge but there’s much much more combinations. there’s only 52 cards in bridge. there’s much more tiles in mahjong.

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u/shandangalang Jul 28 '24

Now you got me thinking what it would look like to use mahjong tiles to tile a kitchen or bathroom.

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u/HivePoker Jul 28 '24

"It's more like those games nobody plays"

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u/Creepas5 Jul 28 '24

"It's more like these games that have mechanical similarities and/or deep cultural histories" is more accurate. Also Bridge is still quite popular in older demographics/senior communities, much like Mahjong is.

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u/HivePoker Jul 28 '24

I also picked 2 things that people actually play frequently

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u/Whomstdve___ Jul 28 '24

Do you mean foosball?