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Mah-jong can only be traced back to the late nineteenth century and so is one of the most recent of the world's table games. Chess, backgammon, go and draughts have a much older history. However, because of the knowledge of the appeal of ancient games such as these, it was possible to introduce Mah-jong was to the Western world as having an age old history steeped in mysticism.
The truth however is that it has only been traced to the 1890´s in the Ningpo area of china. The evidence is backed up by manuals explaining the rules of the game written in the 1920´s. These manuals would certainly have advertised a historical past if one indeed existed. The game is based on a Chinese form of dominoes and a card game that resembles "gin rummy" which is called "108 brigands". The modern form is closer to the card game then Chinese dominoes.
The truth however is that it has only been traced to the 1890´s in the Ningpo area of china. The evidence is backed up by manuals explaining the rules of the game written in the 1920´s. These manuals would certainly have advertised a historical past if one indeed existed. The game is based on a Chinese form of dominoes and a card game that resembles "gin rummy" which is called "108 brigands". The modern form is closer to the card game then Chinese dominoes.
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