[PAR] [TLE] Mahjong [SEP] Mahjong ( , ] ) is a tile-based game that originated in China during the Qing dynasty.  It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in South Korea and Japan).  The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia and have a small following in Western countries.  Similar to the Western card game rummy, Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance. [PAR] [TLE] Game [SEP] A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool.  Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements.  However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games).
[PAR] [TLE] Mahjong [ SEP ] Mahjong ( , ] ) is a tile - based game that originated in China during the Qing dynasty . It is commonly played by four players ( with some three - player variations found in South Korea and Japan ) . The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia and have a small following in Western countries . Similar to the Western card game rummy , Mahjong is a game of skill , strategy , and calculation and involves a degree of chance . [PAR] [TLE] Game [ SEP ] A game is a structured form of play , usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool . Games are distinct from work , which is usually carried out for remuneration , and from art , which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements . However , the distinction is not clear - cut , and many games are also considered to be work ( such as professional players of spectator sports or games ) or art ( such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong , solitaire , or some video games ) .
Know as an artistic game, this tile based game was originated during what dynasty?
Know as an artistic game , this tile based game was originated during what dynasty ?
Qing dynasty
Qing dynasty