Kuchazwa Imithetho Nezinqubo ZeMah Jong
Umdlalo wasendulo nowendabuko waseChina, uJah Jong uhambe emhlabeni ngezindlela eziningi. Kunezinguqulo zemithetho yamaShayina, isiJapane, kanye naseMelika. Umdlalo, noma ngabe udlala ngayiphi indlela, ubandakanya inhlanhla encane, ikhono elithile, nedeshi lobuhlakani. Eqinisweni, igama empeleni lisho ‘umdlalo wezinhlakanipho eziyikhulu.’ Lo mdlalo, ngokwesiko, ubusetshenziswa njengomdlalo wokugembula eChina.
Imvamisa, iMah Jong idlalwa ngabantu abane, noma kunjalo; ingadlalwa ngabambalwa njengababili noma abaningi njengabantu abahlanu. Emdlalweni ogcwele weMah Jong, kunezandla eziyi-16 ezidlaliwe. Badlalwa emahlandla amane. Umjikelezo ngamunye uqanjwa ngesiqondisi: empumalanga kuqala, bese eningizimu, bese entshonalanga, ekugcineni enyakatho. Umdlali ngamunye empeleni uyisiqondiso noma umoya ohambelana ne-oda abayidlalayo. Umdlali wokuqala, noma empumalanga, kunqunywa umqulu wedayisi.
Ingxenye elandelayo yemithetho nezinqubo zomdlalo weMah Jong ezichaziwe ukwakha udonga. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuhlela amathayili ngezitaki. Kunezitaki eziyi-18 ezakhiwe uma amathayili esehlanganiswe kahle. Isitaki siphukile futhi amathayili anikezwa phakathi kwabo bonke abadlali ukuze umdlali ngamunye agcine enamathayili ayi-13. Amanye amathayili azohlala phakathi futhi aziwa njengodonga.
imithetho nezinqubo zomdlalo we-Maj Jong ngokulandelayo zifaka umdlali ngamunye olahla amathayili nokudweba odongeni. Umqondo ukuthola amasethi ama-4 namataili amabili. Isethi ukulandelana kwezintathu zilandelana isudi efanayo, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-CHOW (njenge-mini straight flush in poker). Ungathola futhi ezintathu zohlobo oluthile, noma i-PUNG. Ekugcineni, izinhlobo ezine nazo zisethiwe futhi zaziwa njengeKONG. Lapho umdlali esethole amasethi amane nebhangqa elilodwa, umdlalo uyaphela. Uma kungekho muntu onqobayo nodonga seluhambile, kukhona okuluhlaza okwesikhangiso. Kunokuhlukahluka okuningi kokuthola amaphuzu kuye ngokuthi udlala kuphi nokuthi udlala nobani.
Kunemithetho eminingi yama-mah jong eyenzelwe umncintiswano wamazwe omhlaba. Kunemiqhudelwano yomhlaba ebanjelwa emhlabeni jikelele. Akukhona nje manje ukuthi umdlalo wokugembula, kodwa futhi nomdlalo wamazwe omhlaba. Imithetho yamazwe omhlaba yasetshenziswa okokuqala ngo-2002, nokuyilapho kudlalwa khona umqhudelwano wokuqala weWorld Championship. Le setha entsha yemithetho ihlanganisa ukushaywa kwendabuko nezinto eziningi zesimanje ezakhiwe eminyakeni edlule.
IMah Jong ngumdlalo oshanela umhlaba wonke. Yize ilula, isiko layo lifinyelela kude nasemlandweni waseChina njengomdlalo wokugembula. Kodwa-ke namuhla umdlalo udlalelwa ukugembula, ukuzijabulisa nezemidlalo. Ngokuthuthukiswa kwemiqhudelwano yomhlaba, umdlalo we-mah jong usube womhlaba wonke futhi uyingxenye yesiko lomhlaba elidumile. Ngakho thatha amanye amathayili futhi ube yingxenye yokuhamba. Hlala phansi kulelo tafula uzolutha ikhono, ubuhlakani, kanye nenhlanhla yalo ngendaba yezandla ezimbalwa nje.