Riichi Mahjong : The Ultimate Guide to the Japanese Game Taking the World By Storm

Scott D Miller

ISBN 10: 1329493044 / ISBN 13: 9781329493049

Published by Lulu Press Okt 2015, 2015

About this Item

Neuware - 'A must have. I warmly welcome this milestone work.' -Tina Christensen, President of the European Mahjong Association.'The best book about mahjong I have ever read.' -Martin Divi¿, European Riichi Mahjong Champion 2013-2016.'A wonderful journey through both the rules and the spirit of riichi mahjong.' -David Bresnick, President of the United States Professional Mahjong League.Mahjong; the most popular game in the world. This is the game that legends adorn, of scholars, and treasures, where dragons are borne. With winds that blow and fortunes that flow, it's here through it all, our good fortune will call.Prepare to learn about a four-player tile game of winning hands, lucky tiles, sacred discards, glory, and woe. Are you up to the challenge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Riichi Mahjong : The Ultimate Guide to the Japanese Game Taking the World By Storm
• Publisher: Lulu Press Okt 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1329493044
• ISBN 13: 9781329493049
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 440 grams

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Synopsis

Mahjong--the most popular game in the world. This is the game thatlegends adorn, of scholars, and treasures, where dragons are borne. With winds that blow and fortunes that flow, it's here through it all, ourgood fortune will call.

Prepare to learn about a four-player tile game of winning hands, lucky tiles, sacred discards, glory, and woe. Are you up to the challenge?

About the Author

Scott D. Miller is an assistant clinical professor at TexasTech.University, and a college instructor of mahjong. He also happens to be the acclaimed author of Mahjong from A to Zhú, the editor-in-chiefof Mahjong News, and the author of Tiles of the Unexpected, acolumn published in the international periodical The Mahjong Collector.He's competed internationally in mahjong championships and pickup gamesin places near and far, from Austria to Nepal, and many countriesin between.

Dr. Miller has shared his books and knowledgewith people of all walks of life from children to heads of state. Forhis mahjong knowledge and expertise, Dr. Miller has been certified bythe European Mahjong Association as one of their original riichimahjong referees; he also refereed for the first World RiichiChampionship hosted in Paris in 2014. Since that time, he has beeninvited to sit on the World Riichi Championship Committee, and along with his fellow committee members now presides over the official rules ofthe competition. He also serves as vice president for theMahjong International League based in China. When he's not playing,teaching, or judging mahjong, he lives and works in Amarillo, Texas with his wife and four beautiful children.