Barticle wrote:I also have a book called Mah Jong Handbook for Beginners by Futami Kogeisha which exclusively covers the Japanese rules, including riichi, dora, furiten, abortive draws and Japanese terms. It's in English - although it is absolutely riddled with typos!
I have a spare copy (and a long memory).Tom Sloper wrote:[...] that\'d definitely be a set pack-in booklet. I\'d love to get my hands on one of those!

A friend found me a bamboo-backed tile set when clearing his dad's home and the book was packed inside along with a slim rules pamphlet.
(The father is alive btw, he's just getting decluttered!)