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Is the larger the mahjong tile the more comfortable 40 42 44

No, the ratio of thickness, width and height of mahjong tiles in the existing market is roughly 2:3:4, usually the smaller the tiles are the thicker they are, and the larger they are the thinner they are.

The size of mahjong tiles on the market is mainly divided by height, ranging from 24 to 48 millimeters (that is, 24 to 48 #), generally buy 42 is enough (that is, the larger kind in the mahjong machine) If you feel small, you can choose 44, the price ranges from a few dozens to a few hundred.

Generally speaking, the size of mahjong tiles is named according to the length of mahjong tiles:

40 mahjong, 39.5mm long, 29mm wide, 20mm high.

42 mahjong, 41.5mm long, 31mm wide, 22mm high.

44 mahjong, 43.5mm long, 33mm wide, 22.5mm high.

Expanded Information

The main types of mahjong tiles are "Cake (wenqian)", "Strip (zuozi)", "Wan (wanguan) " and so on. In ancient times, mahjong was mostly made of bone-faced bamboo backs, and it can be said that mahjong tiles are actually a combination of paper tiles and dominoes. Compared with other forms of dominoes, mahjong is the most complex and interesting to play. Its basic playing method is simple and easy to learn, but there are extremely many variations in it, and the matching combinations vary from person to person, thus it has become one of the most appealing forms of bojutsu in Chinese history.

Northern mahjong has 136 tiles per deck. Southern mahjong is generally 144 tiles, with spring, summer, autumn and winter added, along with the eight flower tiles of plum, bamboo, orchid and chrysanthemum. There are also some local mahjong, plus another treasure bowl, God of Fortune, mice, cats 1 tile each, and a hundred match 4 tiles, for a total of 152 tiles.