Review: Painless initiation into Mahjong.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
I've been recently introduced to Mahjong by a friend, and although I loved it at first attempt, I honestly couldn't make the head or tails of it. So, I have been looking for an easy primer to Mahjong, and bought this book because of the excellent reviews it has received on Amazon. I'm pleased to say that the reviewers here have certainly not been misleading; this is indeed a more than  decent introduction to Mahjong, especially for somebody like me who is completely new, but eager to learn.The writers of this book, the Gamer Geeks, have created a niche for themselves writing on games such as Solitaire, Angry Bird, Candy Crush and so on. They keep their instructions simple, and stick to the basics. We start off by learning the basic concepts of Mahjong, what the game is all about, its rules and objectives. Then, without further ado, we jump headlong into some really cool tips and tricks for the game. Although I suspect experts will find these tips rather basic, for total newbies like me, it was like one brain flash after another. Then we learn about the variations of Mahjong – Chinese, American, Taiwanese and Classical European. For this particular topic, only a brief description is given, but you get a good idea what they are all about. Finally we introduced to Mahjong Solitaire, of which I had no idea about.Should you buy this book? You should, if you want a quick and easy introduction to Mahjong. You won't become an expert by just reading this book – for this you shall need plenty of practice – but you'll have a much better idea of this very challenging game.