Devotees of the 19th-century Chinese tile-based game wait impatiently each year for the new National Mah Jongg League card.

“I liked this year’s card but it did not ... Originating in China, Mah Jongg is played with 144 tiles that are printed with Chinese characters and symbols. Each player gets 13 tiles and ...

The names the players call out refer to the green, red, black and blue, and symbols printed on ... hands that are printed on a card issued by the National Mah Jongg League. A new card is published ...

But I bit the bullet and quickly became addicted to Mah Jongg, returning whenever I could find other players. The Game Room was stocked with several sets, had a supply of current cards ...

In five daily classes, learn the fundamentals of American Mah Jongg in an online course with teachers Donna Gibbon and Alicia Eissler. Classes will focus on the history of the game, learning the tiles ...

Whether it’s those in the Wednesday group at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Clarendon Hills or the Monday group at the Community House in Hinsdale, the interest in and motivation for playing ...

Mah Jongg is a complex and engaging board game that originated in 19th-century China and has since gained popularity ...

“I’m not a game player, but I always wanted to play Mah Jongg,” said Rosie Rosenthal, of Berkeley. “I love the visuals, the slapping of the tiles. It is much more engaging than ...

Images of smoky late night mah-jongg dens packed with gamblers slamming down tiles with noisy abandon are best left to the movies. At the Matsumi-Gakuen free school in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture ...