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Is Pai Sho based on a real game?

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Pai Sho takes elements from a variety of real games, including Go, Xiangqi, and Mahjong. However, it has no direct real-world parallel.

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How old is Pai Sho?

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In the Avatar universe, Pai Sho originates in the era of Raava, about 10,000 years before the current timeline.

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What does Pai Sho mean?

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It’s not clear that the name of the game has an established meaning. However, the theme of the game is harmony.

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How do you tell which pieces are yours, or your opponents, or do you have to remember?

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Pai Sho pieces often come with both dark tiles and light tiles to help everyone playing to remember which player they belong to.

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Why is the number of tiles here diffrent then in the rules from the Garden gate?

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The rules detailed here are from the original version of the game as it was first developed by fans. Since then, they have been updated to be more accessible, and the newer games are the ones available at the Garden Gate - specifically Skud Pai Sho, which is currently the most popular version.

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