World Records
The longest EVER game of Mahjongg lasted 33 hours, 3 minutes, and 48.58 seconds. Where was this game held?
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
(Russia is fine but bonus points if you said Krasnoyarsk.)
Which tile was originally used as a joker?
Flowers
What can playing Mahjongg actively decrease the chances of or the existence of?
(in elderly people specifically sometimes, that’s a hint)
Improve memory/decrease onset of dementia
What is a Pong?
A group of 3 identical tiles.
What bird is the 1-Bam bird traditionally illustrated as?
A sparrow
The biggest gathering for Mahjongg was in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China. How many people attended?
a) 100-200 people
b) 200-500 people
c) 500-1000 people
d) 1000-2000 people
e) 2000-3000 people
f) 3000-5000 people
The correct answer was e) 2000-3000 people. The event hosted 2,380 people.
When were jokers officially used in play?
(which year)
1961
In Cantonese and Mandarin, the word “book” sounds like the verb “to lose.” Therefore, players do this to place an intentional curse on others’ wallets.
Place books near other players
What is a Kong?
A group of four identical tiles.
Which decade was labeled the “Mahjongg Craze?”
The 1920s
At the peak of online gaming, the online mahjongg platform, ’Tencent Mahjong’, set a massive record of most players in a game at the same second. Was it:
a) 100,000-200,000 players
b) 200,000-500,000 players
c) 500,000-1,000,000
d) 1,000,000+
d) 1,000,000+
’Tencent Mahjong’ had 1.1M players actively playing at peak.
When jokers were first used, how many flowers and jokers were there used in a game?
14 flowers, 2 jokers.
If all four players’ first discard in a game is this tile, it is considered a bad-luck curse or death omen.
West Wind
What is a Chow?
A run of three sequential tiles of the same suit.
How many tiles does an average 2026 set include?
144 tiles
Created by luxury brand S.T. Dupont, the Louis XIII Fleur de Parme Mahjong set is valued at an astonishing $__________ CAD. Each of the tiles is custom-crafted from solid block Tanzanite, accented with gold, and inlaid with over 1,000 diamonds and rubies. This set is the most expensive set in the world.
How much money was it? (Roughly)
Roughly $1.5 million dollars. To be exact, $1,525,546 CAD.
How long did joker evolution take?
(From no jokers to 8 jokers)
a) 5-10 years
b) 10-25 years
c) 25-30 years
d) 30-40 years
e) 40-50 years
f) 50-60 years
d) 30-40 years
(the answer is 35 to be exact)
You can also say this when discarding a joker.
“Same”
saying this is like making the joker “mimic” the previous thrown tile. It does not mean you can pick it up; however it generally draws less attention to the tile you throw.
What is another way to say “Mahjongg!”
“Hu!”
The Soap tile has a blue or black frame now to prevent it from being mistaken as a spare. What did it used to look like?
A blank white tile
The highest scoring hand is called the Septuple Yakuman from Japanese Riichi Mahjongg. The category it settles in is a rare category called Yakumans. However, players may stack Yakumans for more points. The Septuple is a seven-Yakuman stack. A singular Yakuman scores about 32,000 points, and 48,000 if you are the dealer. How many points would the Septuple Yakuman roughly score?
224,000
What game inspired jokers in mahjongg?
Canasta
These are some of the things the most expensive sets are made of.
Name 3.
Can include:
Jewels and precious minerals: Tanzanite ruby, solid gold, jade, aluminum, copper, mother-of-pearl, composite stone, malachite, ebonite (vulcanized rubber), glass, and obsidian.
Animal hides and body parts: ivory, cow or ox bones, regular tile wrapped in calfskin, Saffiano leather, Venezia leather, Niloticus lizard hide, ostrich skin, or shagreen (stingray skin), and rhinoceros horn.
Wood and nature: ebony, (solid) mahogany, cassia (wood), bamboo, resin, cherry wood, and (dark) walnut.
What are The Honours?
Tiles without numbers, e.g. Flowers, Jokers, Winds, Dragons.
Apparently, if a player calls a tile for a group of four, and you desperately need it as your final tile, you can do this.
Steal the tile and use it as your own