MAH JONG E RUMMIKUB
A metà strada fra un gioco di carte e un gioco di domino, il Mah Jong ha prodotto una discreta bibliografia, che qui si è cercato di replicare (almeno con i testi più significativi). Questo gioco ha ricevuto nuovo impulso nel 1998, grazie alla codificazione di un regolamento internazionale promosso dalle autorità cinesi, in forza al diritto di precedenza: una versione che ritiene elementi tradizionali ma semplifica riti e punteggi, rendendolo più immediato e chiaro. Meritevole! Il Rummikub, che in quanto materiale precede la sua denominazione, è presente con un paio di libri.
MAH JONG
...STORIA/COLLEZIONISMO
Israel A.M./Swain G.
MAH JONGG. THE ART OF THE GAME ♜
Tuttle, Tokyo, 2014, 192p.
Foreword (M. Stern) | Introduction | 1. Stanwick M. A brief history of Mah Jongg | 2. Sloper T. Mr. Babcock invents Mah-Jongg | 3. Swain B. Paper Mah Jongg sets | 4. Bamboo and wood | 5. Bakelite and catalin | 6. Pyralin and french ivory | 7. Hartman K. Chinese bakelite | 8. Common metals, rubber and unknowns | 9. Gallo D. Bone and bamboo | 10. Precious materials | 11. Price B. The arte of the box | 12. Mah Jongg madness | Glossary | Biographies | Acknowledgments | Sources | Photo creditsFotografo: M. Arnaud.
...TESTI STORICI
Culin S.
THE GAME OF MAH-JONG
Brooklyn Museum Quarterly [XI, October 1924, 153-168pp.]
...MANUALI GENERALI
Cavallaro C./Luu A.
MAH-JONGG FROM SHANGHAI TO MIAMI BEACH
Chronicle Books, San Francisco, USA, c2005, 175p.
Introduction. Mah-jongg: so old so new | 1. Shanghai to Miami Beach | 2. Tiles, sets and tchotchkes | 3. The traditional Chinese and American games | Resources | Acknowledgments | About the authors
Libro interamente a colori.
Millington A.D.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MAH-JONGG ♜
Barker, London, 1987, VIII-200p.
Foreword (D. Pritchard) | 1. Introduction | 2. Preliminaries | 3. The rules of Mah-Jongg | 4. Luck and skill in Mah-Jongg | 5. Philosophy and symbolism in Mah-Jongg | 6. The history of Mah-Jongg | 7. Rival forms of Mah-Jongg | Appendix A. Chinese glossary | B. English glossary | C. Summary of the scoring rules | D. BibliographyPubblicato la prima volta nel 1977.
Pritchard D.
PLAY AND WIN MAH-JONG
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2013, XII-206p.
Introduction | 1. The Mah-Jong set | 2. Preliminaries | 3. Playing the game | 4. Scoring and settlement | 5. Special hands | 6. Infringements and penalties | 7. Elementary strategy | 8. Advanced strategy | 9. Mah-Jong for two, three, five or six players | 10. Chinese official international rules | 11. American Mah-Jong | 12. Japanese Mah-Jong | 13. Other variant forms | 14. Mah-Jong cards | 15. Mah-Jong on computers and the internet | 16. History | Resources | Glossary | IndexPrima edizione: 2001.
Rep J.
THE GREAT MAHJONG BOOK. HISTORY, LORE, AND PLAY [HET GROOT MAHJONG BOEK] ♜
Tuttle/Periplus, North Clarendon, USA, 2007, 224p.
The first time | Introduction: game of one hundred wonders | 1. Unpacking your Mahjong set | 2. The basic rules of Mahjong | 3. Old China | 4. America | 5. Japan | 6. China today, including the Chinese official international rules, and other Asian variants | 7. Great Britain | 8. Holland | 9. France | 10. Germany | 11. Italy | 12. Never say never | Appendix A. Quick Mahjong reference | B. Handy doubling table for basic Mahjong | Acknowledgments | IndexSloper T.
THE RED DRAGON & THE WEST WIND
HarperCollins, New York, 2007, X-262p.
Introduction | 1. History of Mah-jongg | 2. Mah-jongg basics | 3. American Mah-jongg | 4. Chinese official Mah-jongg | Appendix A. Where a buy a Mah-jongg set & what not to buy | B. How to order a card for American Mah-jongg | C. Playing Mah-jongg on the computer & on the internet | D. General principles for resolving disagree-ments or errors | E. Other popular Mah-jongg variants | F. Glossary of Mahjong terms | G. Chinese official Mahjong scoring at a glance | Index
Sottititolo: "The winning guide to official Chinese & American Mahjongg". Contiene 8 pagine a colori fuori testo.
...STILE CINESE
Li D.H.
THE HAPPY GAME OF MAH-JONG
Premier, Bethesda, USA, 1994, 136p.
Preface | 1. The happy game of Mah-jong: an introduction | 2. Basic suits in Mah-jong | 3. Super suits in Mah-jong | 4. A winning hand in Mah-jong | 5. Basic scoring in Mah-jong | 6. Readying to play Mah-jong | 7. A Mah-jong hand in action | 8. Scoring in Mah-jong: special situations | 9. Defensive play in Mah-jong | 10. Etiquette of Mah-jong playing | Epilogue | Annex A. Procedures of playing Mah-jong: a summary | B. Scoring in Mah-jong: a summary listing | C. Answers to exercises | D. Glossary
Lo A.
THE BOOK OF MAH JONG. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
Tuttle, Boston-Tokyo, 2001, XII-112p.
Introduction | 1. The game of Mahjong | 2. The Cantonese game | 3. Basic strategy | 4. Courtesies | 5. The Shanghai game | 6. The 12-tile game | 7. The 16-tile or Taiwanese game
Lo A.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MAH JONGG ♜
Tuttle, Tokyo, 2001, 192p.
Mah Jongg, the people's game | Introduction | 1. The gme of Mah Jongg | 2. The Cantonese game | 3. Basic strategy | 4. Courtesies | 5. The Shanghai game | 6. The 12-tile game | 7. The 16-tile or Taiwanese game | 8. The American game | 9. The International game | 10. The Shenzen game | 11. The People's gameAmpliamento del precedente, ma data del copyright invariata.
HOW TO PLAY CHINESE MAHJONG
Yellow Mountains Imports, Alhambra, USA, 2006, 18p.
Introduction | Identify your tiles | Identify all the other playing pieces | Get started playing! | Play in rounds | Scoring | Scoring examples | Recommended reading and resources
...STILE INTERNAZIONALE
Pritchard D.B.
THE NEW MAHJONG
Elliott Right Way, UK, 2004, 125p.
Foreword (H. Okuma) | Introduction | The First World Mahjong Championship | 1. Fundamentals | 2. The scoring hands | 3. Know your hand | 4. Scoring your hand | 5. Planning your hand | Glossary | Index of hands
...STILE GIAPPONESE
Kanai S./Farrell M.
MAH JONG FOR BEGINNERS. BASED ON THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE MAH JONG ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN
Tuttle, Tokyo, 1997, VI-64p.
Preface | I. Rules and procedure | II. Strategy | Supplementary
Noss Whitney E.
A MAH JONG HANDBOOK
Tuttle, Tokyo, 1999, 176p.
Introduction | I. The official game | 1. The Mah jong set | 2. Preliminaries | 3. Playing | 4. Scoring | II. Alternatives, variations, and additions | 1. The Mah jong set | 2. Preliminaries | 3. Playing | 4. Scoring | 5. American scoring rules | III. Strategy | 1. Luck and skill | 2. Offensive strategy | 3. Defensive strategy | Glossary-Index
...STILE AMERICANO [USA]
Sandberg E.
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN MAH JONGG
Tuttle/Periplus, North Clarendon, USA, 2007, 124p.
[I wish to extend] | Foreword (T. Sloper) | How to use this book | 1. What is Mah Jongg? Introduction to the game | 2. Unraveling the mistery of the tiles | 3. Cracking the code | 4. Construction project: the wall | 5. What do I do now? How to select your hand | 6. Cha, cha Charleston | 7. The play's the thing | 8. Play to win: strategies | Appendix A. Mah Jongg sets: where to purchase a set & how to update old sets | B. How to obtain Mah Jongg cards | Glossary
Contiene 4 pagine da ritagliare che riportano le "Official standard hands and rules, 2004", della National Mah Jongg League, Inc.
Strauser K./Evans L.
MAH JONG, ANYONE?
Tuttle, Tokyo, 1998, 59p.
Preface | I. [The game] | Equipment and accessories | Preparation for the game | Basic hands | Playing the game | Going Mah jong | Scoring | Settling stakes | Dead hands | Penalties | Two-handed Mah jong | Three-handed Mah jong | II. Special hands
Thompson P.A./Maloney B.
THE GAME OF MAH JONG ILLUSTRATED
Kangaroo, East Roseville, Australia, 1999, 64p.
Acknowledgments | Introduction | The tiles | The set | The scoring group | Background to the game | The objective | Let's play | Scoring | The chinese game | Mah jong terms | Teaching children | Special hands | Further variations of special hands | Synopsis of special hands | The game in brief | Tournament play | Bibliography | Index
Thompson P.A./Maloney B.
IMPROVE YOUR MAH JONG. WITH CALCULATOR
Kangaroo, East Roseville, Australia, 1991, 64p.
Foreword | Acknowledgments | Introduction | The Mah jong set | Definitions | I. The Chinese game | II. The Western game | Club organisation | Ethics and etiquette | Suggestions to those wishing to teach | Indexes
Contiene uno speciale regolo.
HOW TO PLAY AMERICAN MAHJONG
Yellow Mountains Imports, Alhambra, USA, 2006, 14p.
Introduction | Step 1: identify your tiles | Step 2: identify all the other playing pieces | Step 3: get started playing | Step 4: play in rounds | Step 5: scoring | Glossary | Mahjong sample score card
LET'S PLAY MAH JONGG
US & Canada National Mah Jongg League, New York, 1976, 28p.
Sottotitolo: "Instruction book with playing kards or chinese tiles".
...ALTRI STILI O STILI NON SPECIFICATI
Bendix H.
LEHRBUCH DES MAH-JONGG-SPIELS
Grethlein, Leipzig-Zürich, c1925, 126p.
Con 26 tavole a colori.
Berger P./Étienne J.M.
TRAITÉ DU JEU DE MAH-JONG
Chiron-Algo, Paris, 1996, 141p.
Avant-propos | Historique | 1. Le jeu de Mah-jong | 2. La partie de Mah-jong. Le rituel | 3. Les tactiques fondamentales | 4. "Les grands jeux" | Tableau récapitulatif des grands jeux par valeur croissante | Symbolique du Mah-jong | Bibliographie
Laurent C.M.
LE MAH-JONGG
Bornemann, Paris, 1975, 31p.
Avant-propos | Le materiel du jeu | Schéma et esprit du jeu | I. La partie de Mah-jongg | II. Quelques remarques
Reysset P./Depaulis T.
LE LIVRE DU MAHJONG
Bornemann, Paris, 1996, 94p.
Avant-propos | I. Le Mahjong patrimoine de l'humanité ludique | 1. À la découverte du Mahjong | 2. Le Mahjong, les jeux et la Chine | II. Jouer au Mahjong | 1. Règles et déroulement de la partie | 2. Décompte des points et figures exceptionnelles | 3. Éléments de tactique et de stratégie | Bibliographie du Mahjong
Zama P.
IL MAH JONG
Mursia, Milano, 1987, 141p.
La fortuna di un gioco... | 1. Cenni storici | 2. Il regolamento | 3. Regole internazionali | 4. Strategie e tattiche | 5. Due partite commentate | 6. Curiosità dall'Italia e dal mondo | Glossario | Bibliografia
...REGOLAMENTI
"Jackpot"
RULES AND GUIDE TO THE GAME OF MAH-JONGG
H.P.G.&S., London, s.d., 28p.
Probabilmente pubblicato la prima volta verso il 1924.
...THE GREAT WALL
Huang C. [Wong F.]
THE GREAT WALL. INTERNATIONAL MAHJONG
Wong, Australia, 2011, 54p.
Testo bilingue inglese/cinese. Great Wall, un'idea dell'autore, è basata sulla semplificazione del materiale di gioco e delle regole. Il sottotitolo non va confuso con la versione ufficiale internazionale del Mah Jong.
CARDLES
Pessi E.
VENTI E PIÙ GIOCHI CON LE CARDLES
Creativamente, I, 2008, 47p.
Prefazione | Introduzione | 1. Giochi di combinazione | 2. Giochi di domino | 3. Giochi per bambini | 4. Solitari agonistici | 5. Solitari | 6. Poker
Le Cardles sono delle sagome ad incastro, come quelle dei puzzles (v.), che però raffigurano carte da gioco.
RUMMIKUB
Duchamps G.
THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF RUMMY TILES
Drake, New York, 1978, 123p.
Introduction | I. American version | II. Israeli version | Appendix A. Score table for the Israeli version of Rummy tiles | B. Hand illustrations, names and examples
Illustrazioni in bianco e nero.
Hertzano E.
RUMMIKUB. REGELN, STRATEGIEN, VARIANTEN [TRAD.]
Hugendubel, München, 1981, 93p.
Einführung | 1. Rummikub Amerikanisch | 2. Rummikub Sabra | 3. Rummikub International | 4. Rummikub Rommé | 5. Rummikub Canasta Edizione ampliata con le varianti di G. Obermair.