Mahjong is a timeless tile-based game that originated in China and is popular among players of all ages. The game's objective is to build a winning hand by collecting sets of tiles from a playing surface made up of 144 tiles in four suits. The suits include bamboo, circles, characters, and dragons. These tiles are shuffled and combined to form various patterns, known as āmahjongā or āmaja,ā as it is commonly known in Brazil. The game is designed to be played with four players at a table and is typically played by two players as the game requires that tiles be shared between two players at a time.