As many of you may already be aware, October is Breast Cancer Month. Breast cancer effects a huge number of Mah Jongg players, both men and women. We at Where The Winds Blow feel strongly about supporting Breast Cancer Research, and a portion of the sales of our Breast Cancer Tiles  are donated. In […]

By Lynn Chorn You’ve all seen the horrific pictures and heard the gut-wrenching stories of Hurricane Harvey. It was every bit as devastating as you saw. My home is two blocks from one of the main waterways in Houston, Braes Bayou. Thousands of homes drain to this bayou. Living so close means that water fills […]

by Pam Max “The reason I’m taking your class is because I wonder why I don’t win at Mah Jongg more often!” Hi, I’m Pamela Max, and my passion has been playing Mah Jongg for 37 years. I have also enjoyed creating & running Mah Jongg fundraising tournaments for many years. My greatest joy has […]

By Tom Sloper Copyrighted material. Reprinted with permission from the author. American Mah Jongg (2017 NMJL card). The 2017 card is with us! Let’s go over it together, shall we? Just the hands that warrant discussion today. From top left… 2017 #2: The parenthetical says “2 or 3 Suits.” Players often question how a three-color […]

by Al Stroud My name is Al Stroud.  I am someone who learned Mah Jongg rather late since I took my first lesson when I was 69 years old, almost 4 years ago. I live in Frisco Lakes, a Del Webb senior community of about 2000 homes, in Frisco, TX, a northern suburb of Dallas. […]

by Ann Israel My mother didn’t play Mah Jongg – she was a Canasta aficionada and loved the game. She played every Monday with her group of friends – for years and years – and sometimes on Fridays too. Now, many years after she is gone, I am carrying on a similar tradition but with […]

Royale Siamese Mah Jongg (4-handed) Reprinted with permission By Gladys Grad Click here to purchase Siamese racks. FOUR PLAYERS/2 SETS/TWO RACKS EACH. Two players face each other; and place 2 racks in front of each player. (“NOTE from Nat  “You might want to use slightly different colored tile sets, e.g., a white and a cream […]

by Ann Israel I have been playing Mah Jongg for a number of years now and, with each game I play, I learn something new. And perhaps that is why I started thinking about some of the reasons why I love Mah Jongg so very much. For me, the most wonderful part of this game […]

Thanksgiving at Where The Winds Blow by Lynn Chorn This Thanksgiving is special at Where The Winds Blow. This is the first Thanksgiving without Harold Gluckman, whom we lost suddenly in July. Harold has been an integral part of daily life at Where The Winds Blow for the past two and a half years. He […]

By Gladys Grad of Mah Jongg Madness, who runs the largest tournaments in the US. Every year, thousands of people play in her tournaments. Tournaments are the natural evolutionary step in this game we love. They are smart, friendly, and fun. Who wouldn’t want to get a group of friends together for a day of […]