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Playing mahjong, which is sometimes described as a metaphor of real life， needs a mix of strategies and luck. Typically in China，it also involves placing large or small bets.A century ago，it was mainly a pastime for wealthy people，but today it is considered a game of the people. When it was first introduced to the U.S.A. in the 1920s，a craze of mahjong ensued The best way to learn playing mahjong is to sit with friends and ask them to play a demonstration game: ask them to turn their pieces upwards and watch what everybody is doing.

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