Talk:Mahjong tiles

Spelling
Is this the correct spelling? I thought it was Mahjohngg. Deb 16:34, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
 * I mean Mahjongg, of course. Deb 16:36, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Strictly speaking, if it was pinyin, then ma jiang would be correct. Many people accept one G or 2 Gs, although 2Gs is almost exclusively used by American players for the American version (ie. the one with the Charleston, quints, jokers, and a yearly scoring card) used by the NMJL and AMJA. The difference in one G is also used to differentiate between Mahjong and Mahjong solitaire as well. All this commotion, of course, dates back to the 1920s, when romanization of the Chinese language was inconsistent at best (eg. with respect to Gs, hyphenation, among other things). Because the large majority of players do not play using NMJL/AMJA rules (I'm only singling this out since it deviates greatly from all other variants), the spelling of Mahjong with one G is more common.

Also to note that the spelling of Mahjong with one G and no hyphen or space is also to be consistent with how it is found in the rest of Wikipedia (although the appropriate redirects have not been properly created). kelvSYC 17:26, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
 * I see. Thanks for such a detailed explanation. Deb 19:09, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Ivory tiles are still available?
In China, doubtless. But not outside China, surely. --Wetman 06:42, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * Not "doubtless" at all. For the most part, there are hardly any ivory tiles anywhere in the world. 999.9999% of the tiles described as "ivory" are actually made of bone, typically the shin bone of cattle, or from fish bone. There are a small number of sets made from walrus ivory, which is still legal in some countries. While there may have been elephant ivory mahjongg tile sets made, they are rare enough that most people, even serious collectors, will never encounter them in their entire lives. I'll find a source for this. Nandesuka 22:23, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

I've seen a set made from real ivory, but it was more of a novelty than a set for play- the pieces were very small, and the ivory may have come from a source like old piano key facings. Saxophobia 12:29, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I have an Ivory Mahjong set, it was made from an elephant that my great-grandfather killed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.91.184.29 (talk) 20:37, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

PinYin?
The pinyin in this article are missing tone. The tones are important. Could someone put them in?

Color of the bamboos.

 * The 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 Bamboo are represented entirely out of green sticks,

but the pictures shown are halfly blue and halfly green. --203.186.238.187 12:48, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

"remaining one is Flower Tiles" HAHA!

伍 or 五?
Some sets use the character 伍 for five instead of 五. Are there other number character variants we should know of?--Sonjaaa 08:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)


 * "伍" generally. --Tomchen1989 (talk) 10:47, 18 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I think most of the sets (if not all) use "伍" instead of "五". Goldeneye0 (talk) 16:16, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Weird. My set is lacking the flowers... crap! Does that exist... a set without flowers?--Sonjaaa 13:46, 6 July 2007 (UTC)


 * It is highly possible that such sets exist, especially if made for Japanese mahjong; since Japanese mahjong almost never uses the flower and season tiles. These days, many Japanese sets will contain the four season tiles - again, which are basically space fillers. Goldeneye0 (talk) 16:16, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:MJ tile honor flower.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 13:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Some new tiles
I've uploaded some new tiles from GNOME Games Mahjong:











They're SVGs so they scale to whatever size, and are much clearer than the current ones. Some of the colors differ from those describe in the article, but that's a trivial fix.

The main disadvantages are that there is no white dragon (at least not the modern bordered one), and the flowers and seasons are highly stylized. Also the One Bamboo is a stick instead of a bird.

I'm not sure they're currently ready to replace the PNGs, but I think they could be with a little work. Thoughts? --Falcorian (talk) 05:16, 14 December 2009 (UTC)


 * They need improving. The characters look not good. The "Bamboo 1" is usually bird-shaped like File:MJs1.png. --Tomchen1989 (talk) 10:47, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Here are the tiles as svg from the unicode standard, they are public domain

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Unicode_1F000-1F02F_Mahjong_Tiles_(color) the ones there and the ones from the gnome game could be combined. I can't read chinese so I can not comment on the beauty of the characters. I am able to combine the svg, I just need someone to tell me what is wanted. --Tavin (talk) 10:53, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Dragons
The last sentence in the section on dragon tiles does not make sense. It says that "the use of the term 'dragons' in the West is incorrect", then goes on to describe the red, green, and white 'dragon' tiles. It does not in any way describe HOW the use of the term 'dragons' in the West is incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.244.138.19 (talk) 12:22, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Pointless reversion
I corrected the following text: Arabic numerals Here is my replacement: Arabic numerals

My change was to remove a redirect. Some busybody is reverting every one of these. Despite the fact that THERE IS NO VISIBLE DIFFERENCE!!!!Spitzak (talk) 16:58, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Regarding Character Font & Regional Designs
May I ask where can I find the font for the Cursive and Semi-cursive Scripts used for the mahjong tiles? Also, how did you manage to find so many mahjong sets for the Regional Designs section? Thanks! 2406:3003:2002:2424:7521:72CB:76F:7F03 (talk) 14:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

I would like to ask where "Kansai script" comes from, or where I might be able to learn more about it. Thanks. Centritide (talk) 20:31, 30 October 2023 (UTC)