Players hide their private hand of tiles from the other players and reveal selected tiles as the game progresses. Once tiles are revealed, the player can no longer touch them. There is also a big stockpile of concealed tiles on the table from which to draw. Mahjong has a long history in the 20th century. During the 1960s, the government made games illegal in China.
Many adults like to play games for money.
Mao Zedong also wanted to outlaw gambling, so he forbid games as well. But now I am as popular as I ever was. Mahjong came to the United States in the 1920s. In the year 1923, mahjong's popularity was so high that sets were being shipped into the U.S. by the thousands. Copyright 1999, Classroom Connect.