ANCIENT MIDEAST

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    TRADITIONAL GAME OF THE MIDEAST

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    		ANCIENT MIDEAST: Royal Squares of Ur - This Ur game board is a replica of one found in Mesopatamia's city of Ur. An original is on display at the British Museum. This can be played in two ways. One is a race game, with players racing to be the first off the board. The other is a strategy game of matching patterns. Wooden playing box with drawer for storing wooden tokens and pyramid dice. 2 players.

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    TRADITIONAL GAMES OF EAST ASIA

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    Shogi (not available)

    Chinese Chess (not available)

    Go

    Mah Jong

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    INTRODUCTORY & TRAVEL GO SETS
    These are good introductory sets for people exploring the game of Go or as travel sets for a more experienced player. These allow people to play go the without an investment in money and space needed for better, more professional equipment. These sets can provide games in living rooms and at kitchen tables, in break rooms at work, in coffee shops and pubs, in airport terminals, and more. These are complete sets, each with a board and stones.

    Standard go boards have 19 x 19 lines and larger sized squares. Boards of only 13 x 13 lines are great for beginners, for short games, or for studying advanced strategies and traps. They usually have the larger sized squares.
    Smaller boards with smaller sized squares and smaller stones (often plastic) are usually easier to carry and store, less expensive, and a good way to try the game without a huge investment.

    Katsura Wood is a possible Endangered Species in some Asian countries. Needless to say, this makes getting Katsura boards difficult. Caring for your board: wipe it off with a soft cloth. Avoid liquids, cleaners, or wood polishers which may harm the surface. Use a lightly damp cloth for more thorough cleaning. Go board oils are available but are not necessary.

    		OLDE ASIA: Beveled Wooden Go, Nonfolding - Light weight for easy carrying, single piece wooden board with smaller than standard-sized squares. Comes with small glass stones. 19x19 lined board is 13 1/2" x 13 1/2" with beveled edges and felted bottom, little less than 3/4" thick. Good for displaying on bookshelves and small tables.

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    		OLDE ASIA: Go on Folding Wooden Box - This is a folding box with a small-squared, 19x19 lined go board on the outside. Light weight and a smaller size makes it easy to carry in a backpack or luggage. Good for displaying on bookshelves and small tables. Small button-sized, plastic stones are stored in cloth bags inside the box. 11 3/4 x 6 x 2 inch closed box.

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    		OLDE ASIA: Thin Folding Go Set, Larger Squares - Thin folding wooden go board with larger sized squares, 19x19 lined. Comes with plastic stones. 17 x 8 1/2 inch closed board.

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    		OLDE ASIA: Burlwood Go Bowls, Pair - A pair of dark wooden bowls made from tree root with lids for storing 7mm go stones. Stones not included

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    		OLDE ASIA: Way to Go, How to Play the Asian Game of Go - By Karl Baker. A good rules booklet for a beginner. Folded over, small and compact makes this a non intimidating resource.

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    		OLDE ASIA: LEARN TO PLAY GO SERIES A good 5-volume series for beginner's and beyond! Here we only offer volume 1. By Janice Kim and Jeong Soo-hyun, Good Move Press/Samarkand.

    LEARN TO PLAY GO, Volume 1, A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game
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    GO STONES

     The round playing pieces of go are called stones and are typically 181 black and 180 white. Extras are often included in case of breakage or miscounts.
  • Chinese stones generally curve upward on the top and are flat on the bottom (like pancakes).
  • Japanese and Korean stones are curved outwards on both sides (like m&m candies). The diameter of professional go stones are made for larger squares (they are too big for the smaller-squared, introductory boards).
  • Ceramic Go Stones - Most experienced go players use glass or ceramic stones instead of the more expensive shell and stone.
    		• Wooden Go Stones - 6mm high x 20mm diameter, single convex, light and dark wooden stones in plastic bags. Made in China.

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    		Plastic Go Stones - 6mm high x 20mm diameter, double convex, urea plastic stones in plastic bags. Made in China.

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    		OLDE ASIA: 8mm Glass Go Stones - 8mm high x 21mm diameter, double convex, jangstone glass. Made in Korea

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    		OLDE ASIA: 10mm Glass Go Stones - 10mm high x22mm diameter, double convex, Phoenix glass. Made in Korea.

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    		OLDE ASIA: Green Go Stones - 8mm high x 22mm diameter, double convex, green and jade glass. Made in Korea

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    MAH JONG (AMERICAN STYLE)

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    A game of 19th Century Chinese origins, Mah Jong is a tile game played similar to the western card game of Rummy. Players collect tiles to make runs of three (such as 4, 5, 6) or sets of three (such as 8, 8, 8). 4 players are required.

  • The main difference between American and Chinese sets is that American sets have jokers as wild cards plus a few extra "suit" tiles. You can play Asian style Mah Jong with an American set by removing the extra pieces.
  • American Mah Jong requires the use of annual cards which indicate combinations you are required to match for points.

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    		OLDE ASIA: Mah Jong Set: In Hard Case, WITH JOKERS - AMERICAN style Mah Jong in hard vinyl, lockable case. Backs of the thick tiles are not colored. Set has WOODEN racks.

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    SUBSTITUTE PLASTIC RACKS: You can substitute the wood racks with plastic opaque green, blue, yellow, and red racks. The cost is $20 less.
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    		OLDE ASIA: Mah Jong Set: Bone & Bamboo Tiles, WITH JOKERS - AMERICAN style Mah Jong in green cloth-covered case. Small bone tiles with bamboo backs are only 1 inch long. Set has wooden racks and traditional plastic counting sticks for betting

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    		BOOK: Mah Jong Made Easy By The National Mah Jong League. This booklet provides a concise overview of American style Mah Jong.

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    		BOOK: Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jong By Elaine Sandberg. A book, not a booklet, for learning American style Mah Jong.

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    		Helping Arm - Long pieces of thin acrylic plastic for pushing the tiles into the center of the table.

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    		Plastic Asian Coins - Round coin replicas with square centers removed. 100 per package, 4 colors. Although gambling is not required to play Mah Jong, some people gamble using these replica coins.

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    		Direction Indicator - For use during the game as a reminder, but not necessary to play the game. Comes in assorted colors, whatever we have on hand (green, red, pink).

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    		Annual Card 2009, National, Large Print - For American style Mah Jong, the Annual Card by the National Mah Jong League is an essential. Only combinations indicated in this year's card count for points. New cards due in April of each year.

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    ANNUAL CARD IN ENVELOPE If all you want is the Mah Jong Annual Card, we will alter the shipping amount to $2 when we get your order. This covers postage, padded envelope, and processing costs. If you order anything else, we must stay with the computer calculated shipping costs. $7.50 by itself in an envelope Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection.
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    MORE MAH JONG IN THE STORE!

  • more regular American sets
  • travel and learning sets with cracker thin tiles
  • plastic or wood Mah Jong racks
  • sets of just Mah Jong tiles,some with color (no loose tiles)
  • empty Mah Jong cases
    		• OLDE ASIA: Small Asian Dice - Small, tiny dice commonly found with many Mah Jong sets, although any die will do for the game. 3/8 inch small with a large red single pip, red pips on the 4, and black pips (dots) for the rest of the numbers. Sold individually.

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    		OLDE ASIA: Mongolian Knucklebone Divination - Early dice were often made from sheep's knuckles and were called bones. Numbers were assigned to the four long sides, each side with a different shape. The meanings of how the knucklebones landed after being tossed were orally passed from person to person. When one of our customers recently traveled to Mongolia, he found the meanings written down for tourists. He bought us a guide sheet for Mongolian divination and some real knucklebones.

    MONGOLIAN KNUCKLEBONE DIVINATION GUIDE
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    IF THIS IS THE ONLY THING YOU ARE BUYING FROM US TODAY, then for just a copy of the MONGOLIAN DIVINATION GUIDE: Send $1 and a self addressed envelope to us at Great Hall Games, 5501 N Lamar Blvd, Suite A-135, Austin, TX 78751.

    Find sheep-friendly resin cast knucklebones on our Metal, Wood, and Bone Dice page.

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