Mahjong Pattern Game

Abstract

A method of playing a patterned Mahjong game is disclosed, including the following steps: 1) preparing tiles, 2) dealing the tiles for players, 3) flipping a tile first to determine an attribute of the player, 4) flipping a next tile and checking whether a pattern on the next tile flipped is the same as the attribute of the player, 5) performing the next operation in accordance with above step 4) for the next player, and 6) determining a winner. The patterns depicted on the Mahjong tiles of the present disclosure are simple, has knowledge interesting, and combines teaching with entertainment. The patterned Mahjong game can be suitable for different people of all ages to play, and especially younger players can learn the knowledge of the patterns depicted on the Mahjong tiles in the process of playing the game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a patterned Mahjong game, comprising steps of,
 1) preparing tiles,
 preparing a number of Mahjong tiles depicting patterns, a universal tile and a spare tile, wherein the patterns comprises M categories, and each of the categories comprises N subclasses; 
   2) dealing the tiles for players,
 shuffling all the Mahjong tiles depicting patterns and dealing them to the players, wherein the Mahjong tiles depicting patterns are arranged in front of each player in a matrix with all patterns facing down; 
   3) flipping a tile first to determine an attribute of the player,
 the player randomly places the universal tile in a first row of any columns in the matrix in the front and pushes out a last tile in this column and flips it over, wherein the category corresponding to a pattern on a flipped tile is identified as the attribute of the player, and the column that have been flipped is defined as a flipped column; 
   4) flipping a next tile and checking whether the pattern on the next tile flipped is the same as the attribute of the player,
 the player repositions the flipped tile with attribute identified in the first row of any columns except the flipped column in the matrix in the front with the pattern facing up, then pushes out the last tile in this column and flips it over; and 
 a) in response to the player flips out one tile with the same pattern as the flipped tile, the player must place the tile in the first row of this column with the pattern facing up and push out the last tile in this column and flip it over; 
 b) in response to the player flips out one tile with the pattern corresponding to a different category from the pattern of the flipped tile, the player must pass this tile to the next player, and the next player places the tile in the first row of any columns in the matrix in the front with the pattern facing up, wherein the different category is identified as the attribute of the next player; or 
 c) in response to the player flips out one tile with the pattern corresponding to the same category of the flipped tile but being a different subclass, the player must place the tile in the first row of any columns except the flipped column in the matrix in the front, then push out the last tile in this column and flip it over, and perform a next operation in accordance with above steps a) and b); 
   5) performing the next operation in accordance with above step 4) for the next player, however, in response to the next player flips out one tile with the pattern corresponding to the attribute of a previous player, the next player must hand the tile to the previous player, and then the previous player performs the next operation in accordance with above step 4);   6) determining a winner,
 the first player to flip out all of the tiles in the matrix in the front, with all of flipped tiles corresponding to the same category and also having same pattern in each column in the matrix in the front, is determined as the winner. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the categories and the subclasses correspond to a different pattern, respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the Mahjong tiles is depicted only one pattern. 
     
     
         4 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the pattern on each of the Mahjong tiles is designed to be knowledge component that the players need to be tested. 
     
     
         5 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein for a plurality of players, the game is played by rolling a dice and determining a flipping tile order of the players by points on the dice. 
     
     
         6 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 5 , wherein the player with the largest points on the dice flips the Mahjong tiles first. 
     
     
         7 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the each player has only one attribute, and all players have different attributes. 
     
     
         8 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein M≥4, N≥8, and M<n. 
     
     
         9 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 8 , wherein M is 4, 5 or other integers, N is 8, 9, 10 or other integers. 
     
     
         10 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the patterns at least comprise 4 categories of dogs, cats, fruits and vegetables. 
     
     
         11 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 10 , wherein the dogs comprise 8 different breeds of dogs, the cats comprise 8 different breeds of cats, the fruits comprise 8 different types of fruits, and the vegetables comprise 8 different flavors of vegetables. 
     
     
         12 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the matrix comprises at least M rows and N columns. 
     
     
         13 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 12 , wherein the matrix comprises at least 4 rows and 8 columns. 
     
     
         14 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the players are 2 or more. 
     
     
         15 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 14 , wherein the players are 2, 3, 4, or more. 
     
     
         16 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the number of the players is less than or equal to the number of categories of the patterns. 
     
     
         17 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein in response to the players are more than 4, each additional player is added, the patterns are correspondingly increased by one category, and each increased category comprises N subclasses. 
     
     
         18 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein in response to the players are 3, the game is played by randomly selecting any Mahjong tiles depicting patterns corresponding to 3 categories of the M categories. 
     
     
         19 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein in response to the players are 2, the game is played by randomly selecting any Mahjong tiles depicting patterns corresponding to 2 categories of the M categories. 
     
     
         20 . The method of playing the patterned Mahjong game according to  claim 1 , wherein the Mahjong tiles also are plastic set or playing cards.