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Originating in 19th-century China, mahjong (麻雀) is an abstract tile-based game, typically played by four players. A history of the game, especially with regards to its spread in the 20th century, may be found in (Rep, 2006). Players maintain a hand of 13 tiles, drawing and discarding tiles, aiming to be the first to form a legal hand of 14 tiles. Basic strategy involves analysing opponent discards to read their hands, optimising discards, and balancing aiming for risky high-value hands against safer lower-value hands.

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