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November 13, 2005 (Year of the Rooster)

Column #240

Chinese Official Tournament Rules. The 3rd China Majiang Championship and Forum is now history. I'm sorry to say that I placed 90th out of 92 players. The Chinese are very tough competitors!

My toughest opponent, Jiao Linghua of the China Jiexiu team.
She beat me to a pulp! She placed 35th.

I played against several of the top players, including the #1 winner, Gao Jun.

I did win a hand once in a while. Pure Straight, One Voided Suit, Mixed Double Chow, Concealed.

Four champions. L to R: Sune Korreman (best European player at OEMC '05),
Mai Hatsune (world champion '02), Gao Jun (1st Place),
Masato Chiba (European champion).

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My photos of the Third China Majiang Championship and Forum in Beijing, 2005.
The official website of the Third China Majiang Championship and Forum in Beijing, 2005.
The official website of the Open European Mahjong Championship
My photos of the 2005 OEMC
My photos of the 2003 CMOC.
My photos of the 2002 WCMJ.

Want to play Chinese Official rules on your computer? Four Winds from Lagarto & Armadillo Graphics is available at http://www.4windsmj.com.

Download Chinese Official rules for free: http://www.mahjongnews.com/comj.htm.

I've written a booklet that goes into strategy and provides a little info about some rule refinements that have occurred since the downloadable book. See http://www.sloperama.com/tour/rulebook.htm.

FAQ 22 answers the most frequently asked questions about Chinese Official scoring.

If you can read Chinese, the full official rules are at http://us.mjclub.com/RulesAndScore.

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