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(6) The combination G-G, 5-5, 4-4, called ro4n (Chinese, Id yan), "old 

 man," counts 3 when combined with itself and 1 with any other han- 

 hpai. The combination 3-3, 2-2, 1-1, called a-M (Chinese, a chi), 

 "child," counts 3 when combined with itself and 1 with any other 

 hanh2)ai. 



(7) The combination G-G, 3-3, 2-2, called ssang-pyen (Chinese, sheung 

 pm), "doublets," counts 3 when combined with itself and 1 with any 

 other hanhpui. The combinations 2-3, 3-1, 1-2, and 4-5, 5-G, 4-G, 

 called Yo-Soun^ count 3 when combined with each other and 1 in com- 

 bination with any other han-hpai. 



As the soli are combinations which may be formed very easily, it is 

 sometimes agreed to play without them. If the first player has not 

 ■drawn a winning hand he puts down a piece from his hand at the end 

 that is nearest to him of the concealed row and takes up the piece at 

 the other end, at the same time-sliding the row of pieces along, so that 

 the piece he puts down is concealed, and the piece he takes up is exjjosed. 

 If he then does not make a winning combination, the next player, if he 

 has not already a winning combination, puts down a piece and takes up 

 another as before, and this is continued until some one obtains a win- 

 ning combination, and so wins the game. He then becomes the Tjyang- 

 ouen in the next game. 



TJAK-MA-TCHI-KI. 



Tjak-ma-tcM-Jci, "i^air making," is played by 2, 3, or 4 jjersons. The 

 pieces are reversed and shuffled and covered with paper. The first 

 player draws G and the other i)layers each draw 5 dominoes. The first 

 player endeavors to play out a pair from those he has drawn, but if he 

 is unsuccessful he lays out 1 piece face up on the table. The second 

 player takes up the piece discarded if he can combine it with a domino 

 in his hand to form a pair. If not, he draws a piece from those left 

 under the paper, and discards a domino, which he lays out face up. 

 This process is continued around until 1 player gets 3 jiairs in his hand, 

 and becomes the winner. When 2 or 3 play, the 6-G can not be played 

 to complete the third pair, but when 4 play it may thus be played 

 and the winner must be paid alone by the player who discarded the 

 corresponding piece. 



If the pair is completed by a piece drawn from the unused pile, all 

 the other players pay the winner, but if it is completed by a piece which 

 has been discarded, the player who discarded that piece alone pays the 

 winner. It is sometimes agreed that the third pair by which a player 

 wins must be completed with a piece drawn from the unused pile. 



KKO-RI-POUT-TCHI-KI, 



Kko-ri-povt-tchi-ki, "tail joining," is played by 2, 3, or 4 persons; 3 or 4 

 usually play. The set of dominoes are reversed and shuffled and each 

 player draws 8 dominoes. When 3 play, the pieces G-G, 5-5, 4-4, and 



