https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4881/personal-preference
M.A's commentary:
This is annoying because today I plan to play this game with my class and I was looking for the actual rules. To save luggage space I just brought over the cards and game board assuming I could look up the game info online. Now I'll be making up the rules.
Indigo's commentary:
At first glance this might seem like one of the random sites that get blocked by China (remember the cookie recipe that was inaccessible??) but after giving the page a read through, I think I can explain why it is blocked.
The game description mentions betting, double money bets and even has betting as a key search term on its page. China is very anti-gambling. While the game Mah-Jong is loved worldwide, it is actually illegal in China because it is considered to be "gambling"(I still bought a game when I was living there). If the government is willing to ban an ancient, beloved game of their own creation, it isn't surprising that this game instruction site is blocked.
Gambling is allowed in state run lotteries, but betting on sports outcomes, or games, is completely against the law. It isn't that different from America or other countries where gambling outside of government sanctioned places such as casino's or lotteries is illegal. So try not to judge the Chinese government too harshly on their anti-gambling rules. They simply take the adherence to their laws a step further by blocking sites that may promote illicit betting.
Don't worry though, I was able to get my mom the instructions to the game!
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