A battle of wits and technique, but where luck plays a major role too, mahjongg keeps all four players on tenterhooks because, unless someone is in a class apart, all have a roughly equal chance of winning.
由於它鬥智、鬥技巧，還要憑藉運氣，除非牌技太過懸殊，否則四家之中沒有人一定會輸，也沒有人包準能贏，人的得失心很容易就被激發出來。