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Dec 10, 2017 the great mahjong book by jelte rep covers another of the worlds most popular games. Gives an introduction to the many variations of the rules. Travel games textbooks in etextbook format vitalsource. The great mahjong book history, lore, and play this edition was published in february 2007 by tuttle publishing. Approximately the first quarter of the book basically explains the chinese version of the set and rules. The great mahjong book history, lore, and play by jelte rep and publisher tuttle publishing. The great mahjong book is the perfect resource for beginner or experienced mahjong players. Het groot mahjongboek the great book of mahjong, by jelte rep, tirion uitgevers b. Todays posting is about a book that is fairly new it was first published in 2003 but then tuttle publishing translated it into english and published the book in 2007 for the american audience. Often with an arrogant preface, sometimes with a misty bit of text about the history of mah jongg.

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