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top news photography Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. Maybe

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, January, 27th - There is a chance that a first world championship riichi mahjong will be held the years to come. And this might very well take place somewhere in Europe. This is stated in a report, written for the Dutch mahjong association. Picture: The Second European Mahjong Championship, Hanover, Germany, 2010. Read more…
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EMA modifies riichi rules PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 11:19
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COPENHAGEN - The European Mahjong Association has changed the rules for official riichi tournaments. For the better part, the modifications are not of major importance; most striking novelty is the change of the uma (a bonus or penalty for the players at the end of a session). 

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 11:46
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Mahjong Logic Signs New Licensee Kashbet.com PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 11:35

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man - Mahjong Logic has just announced the signing of www.kashbet.com as a new licensee to its ever growing list of world-wide customers.   Kashbet.com uses a model of leveraging the “best of bread” technology partners which now will include Mahjong Logic for the online mahjong component.   This will strengthen their efforts in Asia and also Europe where Kashbet has a strong and growing presence.

Last Updated on Monday, 05 December 2011 21:12
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Mahjong Logic signs with Bodog88.com PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 10:51

ISLE OF MAN - Mahjong Logic has signed with Bodog88.com, the Asian facing licensee of the world’s largest betting brand, to ensure their customers have access to one of the best mahjong experiences on the web.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 11:41
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Mahjong Time signs licensing agreement with MatchMove Games, accessing Yahoo! Southeast Asia PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 19 November 2011 21:42

SAN DIEGO - Mahjong Time, a leading provider of online Mahjong gaming software and turnkey solutions, has licensed its software to MatchMove Games, a leading provider of online games in Southeast Asia.

Last Updated on Monday, 05 December 2011 21:12
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Mahjong all over the world PDF Print E-mail
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(Disclaimer)

This website is about mahjong; according to The Great Mahjong Book of Jelte Rep, mahjong is the most played game in the world. Mahjong is not the well-known solitary game, where mahjong tiles are clicked away; the only thing real mahjong and solitary mahjong have in common is that mahjong tiles are used.

Mahjong is an old Chinese game, developed in the eighteen-eighties and based upon old card games. In the nineteen-twenties, mahjong was exported from China to Japan and the USA. In both coutries, mahjong was an immediate hit. Not only in the US, but everywhere in the Western world, people started playing mahjong. Besides, they bought mahjong attribute: mahjong stockings, mahjong ties, mahjong jewelry, mahjong furniture; they ate mahjong cakes and ate lots of them while playing mahjong.

Before WWII, mahjong lost its popularity due to fight about the mahjong rules. It was rediscovered when people bought computers and discovered the internetr. Mahjong players from all over the world discovered that there were mahjong players in other countries as well. International tournaments were organized, where mahjong players from many countries gathered. In Japan, the first world championship in mahjong took place in 2002. A second mahjong world championship took place in China, 2007, the third mahjong event in this series was held in the Netherlands (2010).

 
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