Everything You Need to Know About Mahjong Tables

Mahjong is a popular recreation game from China. Today, it remains one of the most popular games in Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. In fact, mahjong has spread to many countries and even Western countries. For this reason, many online versions of mahjong have been created and tournaments for this game have also been created.

Many articles have been written to discuss various mahjong strategies, but this article shows different aspects of the game. Instead it focuses on the mahjong table.

Reasons for discussing the mahjong table

As many fellow players know, the mahjong game begins with manually shuffled tiles. However, if you are not playing in a closed area of ​​mahjong or if you are staying in an apartment, the sound of the mahjong game may be pushed to your neighbor as unwanted [and often unpleasant] noise.

In addition to noise factors to consider, some mahjong players prefer to speed up the game so that they can play more game rounds. In part, you can increase the speed factor by reducing the pre-game setup procedure. Pre-game setup procedures include items such as tile shuffling and rack-up, and dice throwing.

Finally, one of the main factors of mahjong is “feel”. factor. Tile types, tile weights, different types of tables affect the feel. Of mahjong game. This is why some people actually carry their own mahjong tilesets when arranging game sessions.

Because of these factors, different table makers recognize the need to design and build different types of mahjong tables to meet the different needs of mahjong players.

Various kinds of mahjong table

In general, there are four types of mahjong tables:

1. Folding table

2.Standard table

3.Mini table

4. Automatic table

With a collapsible table, you can easily store the mahjong table because the table can be folded into a small form [even a ratio of 1:10 of the original table size]. The table is small and easy to carry around.

Standard tables are the most common type of mahjong table. Typically, these tables can be folded once to save storage space, but foldable tables are superior to this niche standard table. Standard table dimensions are usually 33 "or 34".

Mini tables are usually one-third the size of standard mahjong tables. Mini tables are usually used for decoration, gifts and souvenirs, not for play. They are usually packaged in mini mahjong tiles and sold as a set. Because of the miniature size, cute stickers and engravings are common in the mini mahjong set.

Finally, using automatic tables, you can automate mahjong games in a variety of ways, especially pre-game setup. Features include tile shuffle, tile racking, and dice throwing.