From ithinc@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 26 09:16:10 2017
No, it's not a trick taking game. It's a Pai Gow-like game. The Pupai game is detailedly recorded by Jin Xingyuan's "Xuanhe Pu Yapai Huiji" in Qing dynasty.
The game is usually played by 4 players. Each gets 8 tiles in a game. The non-dealers need to form some combinations to compare with the dealer.