There are so many “how to” books on Mah Jongg out there – why bother paying to have someone teach you how to play when you can just look up all the rules in a book? I believe I have read all of those (or perhaps just about all of them!) books teaching you how […]
by Kimberly Powell Courtesy. It’s not just the optional pass! We have all experienced times when: Playing at the table, the tiles are passed and received and then the play STALLS. Calling for a discarded tile, the caller starts counting and then recounting the tiles in their rack, but not making a move to pick […]
Chapter One “The first time I thought of killing him, the two of us were having chicken sandwiches at that fast-food place with the oversized rubber bird anchored to its roof.” “I know the one.” I hand a cup of coffee across my desk to a woman I have not seen in twenty-six years. […]
by Linda Fisher While there are still some fortunate players out there who have played for decades, week after week, with the same four or five players, today’s world presents a different picture. Between vacations, cruises, snowbirding and visiting family in different parts of the country, trying to keep a small group together can be […]
The power of Moms and Mahj can start with a bowl of chips when you’re 10 or 12, and you’re helping clean the house and set things up for your Mom’s Mah Jongg game. Maybe one of the players doesn’t show up. Your Mom figures you’ve watched enough games to fill in. Of course you’d […]
By Tom Sloper Copyrighted material. Reprinted with permission from the author. American Mah Jongg (2016 NMJL card). It’s that time of the year when hearts beat faster, the world appears brighter, and life blossoms anew… when the mail carrier brings the new National Mah Jongg League card. So the blessed event has arrived. The shiny […]
By Sue Pritchard of Mah Jongg Mentor Sometimes oldies but goodies are priceless. That applies to Mah Jongg sets as well. I got the bug to start collecting vintage Mah Jongg sets last year when I was lucky enough to be given one. The son of a former player who had passed away wanted his […]
As I have written in the introduction to my blog (www.mahjonggandme.com), Mah Jongg is not just a game for me – it has become a part of my life that allows me to entertain my Mah Jongg-playing friends, cook great meals to serve to them, and test my mental skills during our game play (which, […]
Author: Ann Israel There are many heroes out there in our wonderful Mah Jongg community but I must say that the person who has inspired me to be the best player I can be is the woman who originally taught me how to play Mah Jongg, Linda Feinstein. Struck down by polio at 9 years […]
Authors: Fern Oliphant and Sheryl Perry Great ideas come from great passion. My passion has always been whatever my son needed or wanted. As our children grow up/away they seemingly need less, so our world changes and our purpose shifts. Mah Jongg was my mom’s game, and her mom’s game before her. But I played […]