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SSSSSSSSLIDE into the 2025 card!!
Enjoy this overview of the NMJL 2025 Mah Jongg playing card
majbydaron
Apr 157 min read


Copy of And....PUFF!! It's The Year of the Dragon!
The year of the Dragon brings authority, prosperity and good fortune. The 2024 Wood Dragon adds elements of abundance and improvement to...
majbydaron
Apr 16, 20246 min read


And....PUFF!! It's The Year of the Dragon!
The year of the Dragon brings authority, prosperity and good fortune. The 2024 Wood Dragon adds elements of abundance and improvement to...
majbydaron
Apr 16, 20246 min read


Everything's Coming Up.....Flowers!!
Flower tiles are my favorite tiles and are the most ornate tiles in Mah Jongg sets. They are rich in symbolism and are associated with...
majbydaron
Sep 21, 20233 min read


RABBIT, RABBIT! HOP INTO 2023!
In Chinese culture, the rabbit is said to be the luckiest out of all the twelve zodiac animals of the lunar calendar!! Grab your lucky...
majbydaron
May 2, 20235 min read


The Benefits of Playing Mah Jongg
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, nearly six million older adults have Alzheimer’s...
majbydaron
Mar 31, 20232 min read


A Little Bit of History...
We play the game...but what do we really know about the origin of Mah Jongg? How did Mah Jongg come to the United States? I learned much...
majbydaron
Dec 20, 20223 min read


Please Pass the S&P!!
2022 Singles & Pairs Hands Do you gravitate toward certain sections on the playing card? Do you find some categories on the card more...
majbydaron
Jul 15, 20225 min read


The 2022 Card is here and is Teeming with TWOs
With only SIX Hands that are repeated from last year’s playing card, the 2022 NMJL playing card promises to be a truly unique and...
majbydaron
Apr 22, 20223 min read


Teeming with TWOs!! The 2022 Card is here!
With only SIX Hands that are repeated from last year’s playing card, the 2022 NMJL playing card promises to be a truly unique and...
majbydaron
Apr 15, 20224 min read


Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
You’ve built the walls of tiles, rolled the dice, cut the wall, and taken your tiles in the unique tradition of Mah Jongg tile...
majbydaron
Jan 6, 20227 min read


WANNA BET?
Betting and Mah Jongg have always gone Hand in Hand…no pun intended! When Mah Jongg is “five-handed,” the fifth player can become a...
majbydaron
Sep 22, 20214 min read


Will You Convert for me please?
Attempt a Singles & Pairs Hand YES, YOU CAN go for a Hand in the category of Singles & Pairs (S&P)!! If a player finds related Single...
majbydaron
Jul 9, 20212 min read


HOW ABOUT THAT 2021 CARD !!!!
April is a time for new Mah Jongg Beginnings! The arrival of the 2021 playing card brings much excitement and eagerness to players of all...

by Daron
May 14, 20214 min read


"CHARLESTON CHIT CHAT" PODCAST ...listen in.
I was delighted to once again be a guest Mah Jongg Instructor interviewed on Fern Bernstein's podcast entitled, "Mah Jongg Mondays!" We...

by Daron
Mar 23, 20211 min read


YES We Can See It....The Color Connection...The Categories, Directions, & Terms!!!
Decoding the Mah Jongg Playing Card The Mah Jongg playing card is issued each year at the end of March or early April (after the Chinese...
majbydaron
Feb 4, 20215 min read


The Mah Jongg Charleston Assist
Introducing... The Mah Jongg Charleston Assist Created BY a Mah Jongg player & instructor… FOR Mah Jongg players & instructors! During...
majbydaron
Dec 8, 20202 min read


NOW….PLAY NICE!! A Look At Etiquette for Mah Jongg play!
Mah Jongg is not only a challenging, creative, complex, and strategic game, but also, and importantly, it is a social experience. Whether...
majbydaron
Nov 10, 20203 min read


THOU SHALL STEAL!! Blind Passing Defined
Right-Across-Left, second Left-Across-Right – All six passes of the Charleston MUST each contain THREE tiles. The seventh optional pass...
majbydaron
Sep 30, 20203 min read


Did Someone Say, "SAME?"
Every MahJongg tile that is discarded during play must be clearly, verbally named. Six Crak, Four Bam, Seven Dot, West, or Green are just...
majbydaron
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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