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Mahjong (麻將) is arguably the quintessential East Asian gambling game, although it does not require money stakes. It originated in China during the last half of the 19th century, although the exact details of its creation are [[Shrouded in Myth]]. It also has numerous variants; common variants with major differences from the Chinese/Hong Kong variants are detailed in their own sections below. It is not to be confused (although it far too often is) with [[Shanghai (Video Game)|Shanghai]] (aka [[Mahjong Solitaire]]), which is a completely different one-player tile-matching game played with Mahjong tiles.