As his hands moulded to the feeling of tools pressing into the hard tiles, it was three years until Ricky became a professional.

The strokes are 2pt black and fully editable, so you can adjust the stroke weight as needed for your project. And like many Hong Kong residents, Ricky understands mahjong making as part of its “intangible cultural heritage,” though one that is gradually disappearing with its retiring elders. It’s a crucial aspect in the tile making process that allowed him, at his peak, to hand carve three full sets of mahjong tiles (432 tiles in total) every day, six days a week.In some cases, the selected payment service providers also collect this data themselves if you open an account there.

With five different kinds of tiles that make this up, there are three suits: dots, bamboo and characters; honour tiles engraved with the Chinese character for north, south, east, west and more; and the beautiful bonus tiles decorated in three alternating colours and featuring illustrations of local foliage and pictorial visualisations of the four seasons. Jongbou (also known as Mahjong Block Jongbou) is a hybrid game that combines paddle-and-ball style games like Arkanoid with the table tile game known as mahjong. The carving is also exceptionally fine - these sets are very underrated and can be picked up quite cheaply (and I've just shot myself in the foot!

As industrial methods of mass production swept Hong Kong in the 90s, many manufacturing lines moved to the low-cost lands of mainland China and the local industry was greatly impacted. But owing to some of our elders who forged their careers in this pre-digital trade, the precision of mahjong carving continues to thrive through a commanding display of speed, accuracy and craftsmanship tied up in a 200-year-old tradition. In addition, the disclosure serves to protect our legitimate interests, which outweigh the interests of all parties involved, in the effective assertion or enforcement of our payment claim in accordance with Art.