World Cup Tile Set For Mahjongg

                       By: Dr. Ray L. Morrison
                       E-mail: midam1lb@ink.org


World Cup soccer came to America in 1994.  And it was very successful!  As a soccer fanatic (player, coach, and parent of a premiere player), I was glued to the television set during every game of this series.  My favorite team (Italy) lost in the finals in a shoot-out to Brazil, but that did not keep me from enjoying the World Cup.  It was during that time, I began to play mahjongg on my computer and decided to combine the two into one project: a World Cup soccer mahjongg tile set.

The following is a list of all 42 tiles.  The 24 teams in the finals are represented with uniform, flag, and three-letter country abbreviation. There are sets of tiles for the final four games and the various locations.  Finally, there are individual tiles for soccer related items such as the flag, trophy, soccer shoe, foul cards, etc.

Tile No.                 Item
  1                      Columbia 
  2.                     Switzerland                              
  3                      Romania
  4                      United States of America
  5                      Sweden
  6                      Russia
  7                      Brazil
  8                      Cameroon
  9                      German
 10                      Bolivia
 11                      Korea
 12                      Spain
 13                      Greece
 14                      Argentina
 15                      Bulgaria
 16                      Nigeria
 17                      Italy
 18                      Norway
 19                      Mexico
 20                      Ireland
 21                      Belgium
 22                      Morocco
 23                      Saudi Arabia
 24                      Holland
 25                      World Cup mascot
 26                      F.I.F.A. flag
 27                      Referee uniform
 28                      Soccer shoe
 29                      World Cup '94 logo
 30                      Peter Max poster
 31                      F.I.F.A. trophy
 32                      Soccer net
 33                      Soccer/Futbol
 34                      Foul cards
 35                      Semi-final
 36                      Semi-final
 37                      Third place
 38                      Final
 39                      Location tile
 40                      Location tile
 41                      Location tile
 42                      Location tile
               
I hope you enjoy my soccer tile set.  You will find it easy to play with and very informative.  If you have any comments (pro or con), please write me at:
                     Dr. Ray L. Morrison
                     Mabee Library
                     MidAmerica Nazarene College
                     2030 College Way
                     Olathe, KS 66062
                              or
                     E-mail: midam1lb@ink.org