Course Details

East Asian Games: Mahjong

Spring 2009 - STAT 98/198 - Units: 2

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This De-cal course is an introduction to popular games played in East Asia, with an emphasis on Mahjong. We will also cover Dominos and dice games. The class is practical. Throughout the course we will spend most of our time playing the games, and developing techniques through the process.

      Mahjong is a widespread game in Asia somewhat analogous to the status of Poker in the states. The game involves skill, strategy, and of course, chance. There are many versions of the game, so we will focus our energy on two standardized versions of the game. We will begin with Taiwanese Mahjong, which requires less memorization. Halfway through the course, we will learn Japanese Mahjong which is a more restricted yet clearly standardized game.

Enrollment Info:

  You'll need CEC's to enroll in this class. They will be given out during the first and second week of class. This is how it works: when you enter the CCNs tele-bears will ask you to enter a Course Entry Code, which is valid once only. That's how the facilitors keep track of the number of the people enrolled. Hopefully everyone will be able to enroll, but I will try to keep the class of size around forty people.

Also, if you know how to play both versions already, please DO NOT enroll in this course.

Please be punctual on 1/28. Evan's entrance locks at 6:00, so if you're late you will not be able to get in. 

If there are any questions about this course please feel free to send me an e-mail!

Yes, there has been a time change of this class, it is now on Wednesdays. Due to the impactness of the Econ department,  I was dropped out of a 4 unit class. To enroll in Berkeley I have to take classes that conflicted with this class's original schedule on tuesday. I'm really sorry for any inconvenience made. XD

Course Contact: b95201041 AT berkeley.edu

Website: TBA

Faculty Sponsor: Prof. R. Purves

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