Reflections After Too Many Mahjong Games

Reflections
Written By Julián Moraleda

5.550294e+249 is a number that haunts and taunts me. This unfathomable, seemingly infinite number is even larger than the estimated number of atoms in the observable universe. This number represents the permutations that can be made from shuffling a set of merely 144 mahjong tiles.

Every game of mahjong is a unique experience, as unlikely as finding four mortals meeting and coming together to play a game like no other. The countless ways each player approaches the game add even more variables to multiply. The odds of such a convergence are far greater than 5.550294e+249, which may as well be infinity for someone like me who can only grasp finite quantities.

We ventured into a string of infinities in our days spent playing mahjong. Yet, amid the vastness of infinity, there was only you.

One of many Mahjong games I played

Julián Moraleda

Julián is the head of Camalig Bank's Training, Development, and Recruitment Unit (TDRU). Alongside his primary role, he enjoys taking on other exciting side quests, such as being the editor-in-chief of camaligbank.com and contributing to the Bank’s marketing efforts. With iced coffee in hand, Julián is either crafting compelling narratives from behind his laptop or championing transformative ideas at the forefront of the Bank's initiatives. Beyond the office, his voice resonates not just in boardrooms but also in the echo of his bathroom, where he moonlights as a singer.

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