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majbydaron
- Mar 31
- 2 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Jul 15, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Jan 6, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Sep 22, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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by Daron
- May 14, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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by Daron
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
"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...
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majbydaron
- Feb 4, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
The Mah Jongg Charleston Assist
Introducing... The Mah Jongg Charleston Assist Created BY a Mah Jongg player & instructor… FOR Mah Jongg players & instructors! During...
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majbydaron
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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majbydaron
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Singles & Pairs & Closed Hands...Oh My!!
May I introduce you to the frequently forgotten category on the bottom right side of every Mah Jongg playing card called “Singles &...
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majbydaron
- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
2020 & The NEWS
A misconception is to look at 2020 and NEWS and view them as KONGS of tiles. As printed on the playing card, with no spaces between the...
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