A United States themed mahjong set! EP got this novelty set on his recent trip to Kuala Lumpur. Stars and stripes - stars for the dots, stripes for the bamboos. The character tiles are replaced by million USD ($1 M, $2 M etc).
A closer look at the "honour" and "wind direction" tile set:
The three dragon tiles are replaced with colours of the US flag - Red (Red Dragon, or 中), White (White Dragon, or 白板) and Blue (Green Dragon, or 发). The four wind directions are represented by four geographical locations - Canada for North, Mexico for South, New York for East and San Fransisco for West. I am not sure why Canada and Mexico were selected. There seems to be sufficient representative states within US itself to choose from.
The remaining eight tiles, apparently the best and most representative bits of American culture, appear to take the place of the flower tiles.
Isn't it just hilarious?
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