Question 1

Is there an orchid card

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Yes, there is an orchid card.  There are 4 cards for the "flowers" and 4 cards for the "seasons".

Question 2

So when you have sixteen cards per person how do you hold them up all together?? are there card racks?

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How do you have 16 cards on your hand? You're supposed to have only 13? That's perfectly manageable.

Question 3

The whole fun experience with mahjong is the tactile experience; I love shooting my discard tiles out into the pit and whole gathering and stacking the tiles is the other half of the enjoyment--so how is the four rows stacking done with cards?!

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This would be what I see as the simplest method of playing mahjong with cards instead of tiles. Do note this process is not the same as for tiles.While cards could be sorted into walls, I wouldn't recommended this fashion, as they could take up too much table space. (That, and players might have to get dice from another source for determining where to break.)To my knowledge, there is no arbitrary way of playing with cards, so players should make an agreement how to set them for play. Feel free to use the procedure I mention below.Shuffle all the cards (and cut if desired). If a dead-wall partition is considered, take the top 14-16 cards and place this section of cards on the bottom, crosswise from the deck. Consider this smaller set of cards as "stone-dead." Next, from the top of the remaining "living" cards, distribute them as in tiled mahjong: starting with East's first 4 cards, and so on. All quad and bonus replacements are instead taken from the top of the "living" cards.I hope this will help you enjoy playing with cards. I haven't yet played mahjong with cards, but this would be the procedure I'd use.

Question 4

How to play Chinese card Mahjongg

Accepted Answer

I shuffle the cards, then dealt cards (13) to each player and (14) to dealer.  The hard part is holding 13 cards in your hand.  Then I set the draw pile (rest of cards) in center of table.  If flowers and completed sets that used discarded cards are placed on table showing grounded.  In hand card sets are held in hand.  I use the Chinese Mahjong rules just like I do with the tiles.

ASIN	B003M2O1J4
Age Range Description	Adult
Best Sellers Rank	#138,492 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #728 in Standard Playing Card Decks
Brand Name	Yellow Mountain Imports
Color	White
Container Type	Box
Customer Package Type	Standard Packaging
Customer Reviews	4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (277)
Educational Objective	Develop strategic thinking, concentration, and mental arithmetic skills; Expose users to traditional Chinese culture and language
Global Trade Identification Number	00810126015952
Grenre	strategy
Included Components	Cards
Is Assembly Required	No
Item Dimensions	3.5 x 2.4 x 2 inches
Item Dimensions L x W	3.54"L x 2.36"W
Item Display Dimensions	3.54 x 2.36 x 1.97 inches
Item Type Name	Mahjong Set
Item Weight	0.49 Pounds
Manufacturer	YELLOW MOUNTAIN IMPORTS
Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS)	1440
Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS)	144
Manufacturer Part Number	YM-CA001-A
Material Type	PVC Plastic
Model Number	YM-CA001-A
Number of Items	1
Number of Players	4
Operation Mode	manual
Other Special Features of the Product	Classic, Complete, Durable
Package Quantity	1
Product Style	Classic
Size	Medium
Theme	Chinese Mahjong
UPC	772223932856 078433168338 810126015952
Unit Count	1.0 Count

Yellow Mountain Imports Chinese Traditional Mahjong Playing Cards - 144 Card Set

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