Mahjong

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mahjong

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the probable origin period?Mid-19th century, China. Its exact origins are not definitively known
2. What is the cognitive benefits?Enhances strategic thinking, memory, pattern recognition, and decision-making skills
3. What is Mahjong and what do the tiles look like?Mahjong is a tile game that looks like dominoes but is played like cards. It uses 144 tiles in sets of suits, honors, flowers, and seasons.
4. How many tiles do you need to win a Mahjong hand?A winning hand usually has four melds (groups of three or four tiles) and a pair. Melds can be pongs, kongs, or chows.

Meld: A valid combination of three or four tiles (Pong, Kong, or Chow) that forms part of a player's winning hand.
Suit: One of the primary categories of tiles, such as Dots, Bamboos, or Characters, used for forming melds.
Honor Tiles: A special category of tiles, including Winds and Dragons, which are not part of the numbered suits.