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There are several versions of the origin of the game mahjong. Here are some of them:
Confucius. According to legend, he independently taught people the intricacies of this game.
Chinese Army General Chen Yu Mun. To combat the sleep of soldiers on duty, he complicated the rules of one of the available card games.
A fisherman named Jie. His colleagues suffered from motion sickness, and this prevented them from fishing. With the help of mahjong, he distracted the fishermen who were suffering from seasickness.
Unknown nobleman. He lived in the vicinity of Shanghai in the seventies of the 19th century.
In the 20th century, mahjong was widespread in China, and then became known beyond its borders. It came to America thanks to a businessman named Joseph Park Babcock, who also wrote a book with detailed rules and descriptions of the game.
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