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Dec 5, 2006 22:38
LEMONCACTUS Points: Join Date: Dec 8, 2005 Status: offline	Walk around the streets of Lin'an and you'll be hard pressed to miss the groups of four warmly dressed locals around a table playing mahjong (麻将）. In dongbei, Chinese Chess (象棋）seems to be the game of choice. I have learned to play Chinese Chess, although I am pretty bad at it. I am about to start to learn the Classical Chinese Rules of Mahjong. I love the intricacies of this game and the click of the tiles :) I can think of little better than a cozy winter evening, mahjong and a bottle of red wine. Anyone else love playing Chinese games ?

Dec 5, 2006 22:38

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Walk around the streets of Lin'an and you'll be hard pressed to miss the groups of four warmly dressed locals around a table playing mahjong (麻将）. In dongbei, Chinese Chess (象棋）seems to be the game of choice.

I have learned to play Chinese Chess, although I am pretty bad at it.

I am about to start to learn the Classical Chinese Rules of Mahjong. I love the intricacies of this game and the click of the tiles :) I can think of little better than a cozy winter evening, mahjong and a bottle of red wine.

Anyone else love playing Chinese games ?

Dec 6, 2006 00:07	#1
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	haha,interesting thread! I love mahjong very much,and still played it with my friends on last Saturday. But I'm not good at chinese chess,it's very popular in Beijing,too! And......

Dec 6, 2006 00:29	#2
CONNY129 Points: Join Date: May 25, 2005 Status: Offline	I like playing mahjong with my friends *_^

Dec 7, 2006 19:20	#3
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	All Chinese like Mahjong, especially elders. I know a little about chess. PS：Anyone is good at Go?

Dec 7, 2006 19:34	#4
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	But may,in Beijing,there are many olds play majiang in the park,haha:-) And my grandpa also likes that!

Dec 7, 2006 21:22	#5
BELLELI Points: Join Date: Sep 8, 2005 Status: Offline	My mom and grandma like mahjong very much. I don't like it.

Dec 8, 2006 00:27	#6
BETHANYBETHANY Points: Join Date: Aug 9, 2006 Status: Offline	I don't like mahjong. Most times in China, mahjong goes along with gambling. People often devote themselves too much in it.

Dec 20, 2006 07:59	#7
SAYHITOANT Points: Join Date: Oct 9, 2005 Status: Offline	I like to play Chinese Chess but it is difficult to find someone to play with in Singapore. So I downloaded a free Xiangqi software recently and played with the computer. I won 3 but lost 12 times! What a shame! I also enjoy playing mahjong. I play with my friends about one or twice a year.

Dec 20, 2006 22:30	#8
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	Who want to play Majiang???

Dec 21, 2006 00:00	#9
PEA28COCK Points: Join Date: Aug 19, 2005 Status: Offline	mahjong is really an important kind of entertainment for Chinese, especially for the old and usually when the old play mahjong, there is no gambling accompanied.

Dec 21, 2006 03:16	#10
LEMONCACTUS Points: Join Date: Dec 8, 2005 Status: Offline	I am really enjoying learning Mahjong but the scoring is sooooo complicated. We don't play for money... it is enough just to be with good company and the fun of the game. Sayhitoant, is the xiangqi software good ? I have tried to download free ones but they have not been very good. Could you post the link for me ?

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