Journal #27

Mah-Jong: Mah-Jong is a game of skill, with some luck involved, originating from China. Played by four people using 152 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols it is sometimes used for gambling. Myth says that Confucius may have developed the game in 500 B.C. He was supposed to have been fond of birds which would explain the name, Mah-Jong, which translated means sparrow.