Like many Chinese children, Paul grew up watching his family play cards and mahjong at social gatherings.
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His parents would clear the table after a meal and lay out the mahjong set, a strategic Chinese multiplayer game involving tiles engraved with Chinese characters and symbols.
“The adults had their table, and then the kids had their own table as well,” said the Melburnian, who only wants to be known by his first name.
“I was playing with my cousins and other family f…
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