Each spring, an estimated 700,000 mah-jongg enthusiasts eagerly await the National Mah Jongg League's annual playing card. It's like the College Football Playoff bracket, the Grammy Awards and ...

Mahjong—which many American players spell Mah Jongg, thanks to the League—is a showcase of strategy and wits. Four players draw and discard tiles to complete specific tile patterns.

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They founded the National Mah Jongg League, which boasts over 350,000 members today. There are multiple differences between the Chinese version and the American version of the game.

The world forever changed Aug. 21, 1940, when Loris Jeanette Michael entered it on a kitchen table in Ansley, Neb., and changed again June 22, 2025, when Loris made her exit.

• Marcus Mosely, The Dream Café, 8 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., a regular at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, this inductee into ...

Hotels and resorts are adding Mah Jongg play and instruction as an amenity. It responds to growing interest in the game among many different types of travelers.

For those advanced players who play fast, Open Mah Jongg is held every Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the CATALINA ROOM.. Remember there is no sign up — just drop in. We do not play for ...