American mahjong tips, rules, strategy, and confidence-building notes from Lara.
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Common American Mahjong Beginner Mistakes (And ...
If you've made any of these at the table, you're in good company. Every player has. The mistakes below are the seven I see most often in beginner classes, in...
Common American Mahjong Beginner Mistakes (And ...
If you've made any of these at the table, you're in good company. Every player has. The mistakes below are the seven I see most often in beginner classes, in...
The NMJL Mahjong Card: History and Why It Chang...
Every April, somewhere around the second or third week, a new mahjong card lands in mailboxes across the country. Players who pre-ordered open the envelope first. The rest scramble to...
The NMJL Mahjong Card: History and Why It Chang...
Every April, somewhere around the second or third week, a new mahjong card lands in mailboxes across the country. Players who pre-ordered open the envelope first. The rest scramble to...
How to Host a Mahjong Group
You learn mahjong. You play a few practice rounds on an app. You watch reels. You feel ready. Then you sit down to actually play and realize you have nobody...
How to Host a Mahjong Group
You learn mahjong. You play a few practice rounds on an app. You watch reels. You feel ready. Then you sit down to actually play and realize you have nobody...
American Mahjong Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules
Nobody hands you a list of the unwritten rules when you start playing American mahjong. There's the NMJL card. There's the rulebook. There's whatever your group has improvised over years...
American Mahjong Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules
Nobody hands you a list of the unwritten rules when you start playing American mahjong. There's the NMJL card. There's the rulebook. There's whatever your group has improvised over years...
American vs Chinese vs Phone Mahjong: What's th...
You tell a friend you play mahjong. They light up. "Oh I LOVE that game, I play it on my phone every night." You smile, but inside you're thinking: that...
American vs Chinese vs Phone Mahjong: What's th...
You tell a friend you play mahjong. They light up. "Oh I LOVE that game, I play it on my phone every night." You smile, but inside you're thinking: that...
American Mahjong Tiles Explained
An American mahjong set has 152 tiles: 3 suits (Dots, Bams, Craks) of 36 each, 16 Winds, 12 Dragons, 8 Flowers, and 8 Jokers. Here's the whole set in six...
American Mahjong Tiles Explained
An American mahjong set has 152 tiles: 3 suits (Dots, Bams, Craks) of 36 each, 16 Winds, 12 Dragons, 8 Flowers, and 8 Jokers. Here's the whole set in six...