Mahjong is a tile-based game played in Qatar, where players strive to complete Mahjong sets by drawing and discarding tiles. tiles. The game of Mahjong is usually played by four people around a square playing table. Each player is provided with 13 tiles which form their hand. The remaining tiles are divided into four groups and put in the middle of the table. The players take turns to draw tiles from the pool in the middle in order to complete their Mahjong set.
In the game of Mahjong, players look to score the most points by creating winning sets. The two main types of winning sets are chows and pungs. Chow is a set of three tiles with the same number and suit. For example, a set of three tiles with the number 5 and the character suit would be a chow. Pung is a set of three or four matching tiles. For example, a set of four tiles with the number 9 and the bamboo suit would be a pung.