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Three-player mahjong is as different from four player mahjong as Texas hold 'em is from draw poker or as Contract Bridge is from Euchre. While the materials and mechanisms are the same, the rule changes, dynamics and scoring systems, as well as the social atmosphere and challenges to playing, create two different worlds of tile throwing.〔The Great Mahjong Book: History, Lore, and Play〕 The game is embraced in some Asian countries and rejected in others where playing with fewer than four is considered boring and/or impractical. Three-player mahjong is played in Japan and Korea in various regions as a game of its own and is not necessarily a simplification of the four-player game. In this sense the mahjong rules specially evolved with three players in mind. There are, however, a few rule sets from China and other Asian countries in which the local rules adapted for three players. The former is the focus of this article though in the final chapters some attention is paid to regional 3-player simplification rules. Three-player mahjong (as a game evolved for three players) played in Korea and Japan are played differently depending on age and region though they can be divided into three different games: 1) The game heavily influenced by Korean rules, 2) the game heavily influenced by Japanese rules, and 3) a game which involves the mechanisms of Japanese rules (and to an extent Korean) but with the Korean scoring system as well as several rules of its own. This article focuses on the last of these, as it is not only most suited to three players but has evolved for three-player use and is not merely a simplification of a four-player rule set designed for three. ==History== Three-player mahjong is probably as old as mahjong itself, though it is speculated that mahjong originated as a game for only two players. Korean/Japanese Three Player Mahjong, played in east Asia is an amalgamation of Old Korean Mahjong rules (which traditionally omitted the bamboo suit and did not allow melded chows and had a very simple scoring system) with some elements of Japanese rules including sacred discard (a player cannot rob a piece to win if he discarded it before) and many bonus points. Korean mahjong in the past included many elements of both traditional Chinese mahjong and the Japanese scoring system. The rules have changed and there are no standard rules, though this variation shown here reflects the old rules though adapted for modern three player play (as Koreans include some or all bamboo pieces now). An experienced player should be able to read the recap at the bottom of this section and understand the rules well. Non experienced players would need to read the following to understand the game. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Three player mahjong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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