Mahjong machine was first born in Japan, began to enter the Chinese market in the nineties of the last century, due to the high price, coupled with the fact that the mahjong used in Japan is smaller, different from the country, so the Japanese brand mahjong machine is not popular, they are mainly sold through Hangzhou Songgang Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., until the emergence of "finch friends", the emerging thing of mahjong machine has really entered the homes of ordinary people.
The bird friend is the brand of Matsuoka Electric, the early bird friend mahjong machine is based on the Japanese mahjong machine is improved, mainly to transform the size of the transmission part to adapt to the domestic mahjong more than 38mm. Although the workmanship of the first batch of products is relatively rough, it was well received as soon as it was launched, and hundreds of units were still sold at an average price of more than 10,000 yuan per unit, which was a big cut ahead of its peers.
In the next 20 years, Bird has almost become synonymous with mahjong machines, it occupies 70% of the domestic high-end market share and has been firmly on the sales champion, annual sales of more than 300,000 mahjong machines, sales of more than 1 billion yuan, in 2009 officially listed in Australia, became the first listed company in the mahjong machine industry, and is currently the world's largest automatic mahjong machine production base.
The working principle of the mahjong machine is not complicated, the cards are shuffled in the large drum inside the table, and the cards are sent into the code channel through magnetic force, and finally pushed onto the table by the lifting parts. Although it has a history of several decades, from the original single-pocket machine to the current mainstream four-pocket machine, as well as the new eight-stage machine, the core principle and mechanical parts of the mahjong machine have not changed substantially. Single-mouth machine because there is only one push card mouth, need to give the four sides in turn, it takes about 2 minutes to complete the card action, low efficiency, has been basically eliminated. Nowadays, the most mainstream on the market is a four-mouth machine, which can play cards at the same time with four mouths, and generally can complete the card action within 40 seconds, which is efficient and stable. And the eight-mouth machine is on the basis of the four-mouth machine to increase the automatic card drawing function, the required number of cards will automatically appear in front of the player, eliminating the need to shake the dice, counting points, the process of touching cards, the efficiency is significantly improved, but the current product quality is still not stable, the failure rate is higher and the user does not accept this operation, so the product at this stage is less.
The product line of the Bird Friends mahjong machine is the most complete, whether it is ultra-thin, folded, or solid wood, metal, Chinese style, European and American style, all of which are readily available, and even the air purification system for commercial environment is also complete. The early mahjong machines mainly flow to commercial places such as chess and card rooms, because their life span is generally more than three years, the commercial market is easy to saturate, so now most of the mahjong machine brands are targeted at the family scene, the appearance design is more exquisite, the function is also biased towards home attributes, a table for multiple purposes, foldable and so on have become indispensable functions.
H series is the main home series of birds, the appearance is no different from ordinary household four-legged tables, after covering the cover can be used as an ordinary dining table and desk, and the storage compartment is also designed into a drawer style, which is easy to match with various decoration styles. Among them, H800C, H810F, H820F all adopt Chinese-style well-shaped frame design and mortise and tenon structure, strong and durable, the surface is a clear texture of wood grain, full of delicacy, and there are matching wooden chairs and coffee tables, the overall sense is strong, and there will be no sense of disobedience in any corner of the home, and the price is more than 12,000 yuan.
If you prefer a minimalist style, the H300 and H330 are better choices. They are mainly white, the table body adopts an ultra-thin design, everything is simple first, there is no chip box, the legroom is huge, and it is easier to disassemble and assemble than the general mahjong machine, which is suitable for use in small apartments.
The F-series and C-series, which are more commercially oriented, have a rugged style, and the appearance inherits the column-style design of the stand-up era, which can hide the larger shuffle barrel inside the column, without increasing the cost of the thin and light appearance. The focus is on the reinforcement of various parts of the fuselage, and the emphasis is on durability. There are more than 10 models in F series and C series, but the gap between each model is very small, and the price is about 4000 yuan - 5000 yuan.
Although the difference between most of the mahjong machines is very small, there are still a few points to pay attention to when buying, first of all, the mahjong machine is suitable for the size of mahjong, the domestic mahjong is indeed different to play, the number of cards and the size required are not the same, the general mahjong machine can support 108 - 144 pieces, 42mm-50mm range of mahjong, basically suitable for most areas, but it is best to consult with customer service before buying, some merchants will only standard 120 or 144 mahjong, and the excess part needs to be purchased with additional money. Secondly, you must consider the region, if you are in a humid area, it is recommended to buy a model with a ventilation and moisture exhaust system, so as to avoid damage to the internal parts of the machine, and also prevent mahjong tiles from sticking to each other due to moisture, effectively improving the feeling of playing cards.
