Majong, also spelled mah-jong is a game of Chinese origin. Dating to over two thousand years ago,
Majong is said to have originated in the court of the King of Wu. This was roughly the time that Confucius existed,
which was some five hundred years before the Christian era. Within this court, there lived a beauty in seclusion.
To keep herself from utter boredom, she invented a game of her own. She began to carve domino-shaped pieces of
ivory and bamboo. When she was finished, she invited three of her maids to play her newly invented game. Each
person was to receive 34 tiles in which they would each create a wall with.

       For centuries, majong remained exclusive of the royal class. It was against the law for commoners to play.
The penalty for commoners who dared to play mahjong was decapitation. However, around 500 A.D., the penalty
was lifted, which enabled everyone who desired to play majong to do so.