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This Week In Mah Jongg: Understanding the Card

This Week In Mah Jongg: Understanding the Card

PHILIPPE & JULIE OF ILOVEMAHJ.COM, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 10, 2023

Welcome to the next installment of our Beginner's Guide to this wonderful game presented by I Love Mahj! Last week you were introduced to the 152 tiles that make up an American Mah Jongg set. This week we'll focus on the Official Standard Hands and...

Turning Mah Jongg, the game, into a Broadway musical, is a labor of love

Turning Mah Jongg, the game, into a Broadway musical, is a labor of love

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished June 23, 2022

Watching a game of mahjong can be harder to follow than a hockey game. Both move fast, but instead of following a puck and skaters, mahjong is a blur of hands and tiles. That’s probably why it's not a spectator sport -- until now, sort of.  Because...

It’s the most wonderful Mah Jongg time of the year!!

It’s the most wonderful Mah Jongg time of the year!!

Philippe & Julie from ilovemahj.comPublished April 13, 2022

Well, it's that time of the year again: time to Spring-clean the house, time to start planting the garden and... time to learn the new Mah Jongg card! I know, right? Most of us barely mastered the previous one and here we are, starting over... But...

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This Week In Mah Jongg: Reading your opponents’ hands & joker strategy

Published November 23, 2021

We're nearly there! This is the very last article in our strategy series. In case you've missed any of our previous posts, here are the links to each: Introduction: Strategic Thinking  Part 1: The Very Beginning of the GamePart 2: Charleston-Related...

This Week in Mah Jongg: Understanding mid-and end-game strategies

This Week in Mah Jongg: Understanding mid-and end-game strategies

By Julie and Philippe, ILoveMahj.comPublished October 26, 2021

We hope you're enjoying our American Mah Jongg strategy series. Previously, we tackled the subject of early-game strategies, this time we'll be progressing through the game and focusing on mid- and end-game strategies.  As we've mentioned before,...

This Week in Mah Jongg: Game Strategy (Part 1)

This Week in Mah Jongg: Game Strategy (Part 1)

Published September 20, 2021

In our last article, we introduced the topic of game strategy and gave some general advice to get you started. The next few articles will delve deeper into this fascinating topic and discuss why it's such an important part of the game of American Mah...

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This Week in Mah Jongg: Strategic Thinking

By Julie and Philippe, ILoveMahj.comPublished September 7, 2021

Hello, again! In previous articles, we've focused on the mechanics of the game, packing our tutorials full of great information for newbies getting started with American Mah Jongg. They are also a perfect refresher for those who haven't played in a...

This Week in Mah Jongg: Let’s Play!

This Week in Mah Jongg: Let’s Play!

BY JULIE AND PHILIPPE, ILOVEMAHJ.COMPublished August 24, 2021

Our 5-part introduction to the fascinating game of American Mah Jongg is now complete and you have all the knowledge needed to start playing. If you didn't manage to catch all five tutorials, don't worry, you'll just need to search for "Mah Jongg" above...

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This Week in Mah Jongg: Playing the Game (Part 3)

By Julie and Philippe, ILoveMahj.comPublished August 17, 2021

Welcome to the fifth tutorial in the Introduction to American Mah Jongg series, presented by I Love Mahj! If you've missed any, don't worry, you can easily find previous tutorials by typing the term Mah Jongg in the search box at the top right of this...

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This Week in Mah Jongg: Playing the Game (Part 2)

PHILLIPE AND JULIE, ILOVEMAHJ.COMPublished August 10, 2021

Hello again and welcome to this week's Mah Jongg tutorial from the team at I Love Mahj! Last time we discussed the early part of the game, including setting up and the various parts of the Charleston. This time, we'll be moving into the main segment...

This Week in Mah Jongg: Playing the Game (Part 1)

This Week in Mah Jongg: Playing the Game (Part 1)

Phillipe and Julie, ILoveMahj.comPublished August 3, 2021

So far, in this tutorial series presented by I Love Mahj, we've discussed the various tiles found in an American Mah Jongg set and how to read the card published each year by the National Mah Jongg League (NMJL). As you'll recall, the object of the...

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This Week In Maajh: Beginner’s guide to American Mah Jongg

ilovemahj.com, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished July 19, 2021

We hope you enjoyed the kick-off of this new weekly column, This Week In Mah Jongg, or as the cool kids call it, "Maajh." Last week we started by explaining the rich history of the game and how Mah Jongg in America created economic and cultural change,...

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