Tile atlas · Feature 05

Mahjong Flower Tiles: Names, Sets, Seasons, and Changing Game Function

Read flower and season imagery as grouped objects while distinguishing American equivalence from other scoring traditions.

Working outcomeA grouped flower-tile record with game function correctly scoped.

Keep the group together

Record numbering, characters, plants, figures, scenes, colors, and sequence before translating or rearranging.

Game use varies

In current American play, the eight flower tiles are generally functionally equivalent for card hands. Other traditions may distinguish identities and bonus scoring.

  • Do not universalize American equivalence.
  • Do not impose a modern expected sequence.
  • Credit botanical and language identification.

Interpret the series

A plant association may be supported for a relevant context, while maker intention for this set remains uncertain. Caption each layer separately.

Keep the boundary visible

Generic identification belongs to MahjongCharm; playful witch content belongs to WitchesOfMahjong; unsupported “ancient wisdom” belongs nowhere.