The game is typically played by four people. The objective is to build a "legal hand" consisting of four sets (groups of three tiles) and a pair (14 tiles total), usually before the other players.
The subtitle "Chinese Sparrows" refers to the literal translation of the game's name and the visual history of its tiles. mahjong tile game chinese sparrows
Chinese Sparrows is about pure hand-building. There is no declaring Riichi (ready hand) or complex betting sticks. Scoring is based entirely on the final hand’s composition. The game is typically played by four people