The parlor game created in 19th-century China is sweeping the city, providing strategic gameplay and social connection.

In an age when one often reads a novel by flipping the pages of an ebook or plays solitaire by dealing the cards on the screen, describing oneself as a “gamer” is typically preceded by the unspoken ...

As Lunar New Year approaches, we look at what’s driving the rising popularity of this 19th century Chinese game around the ...

Some of my best childhood memories from Chicago involve helping my mom set up for her weekly mahjong game. I can still remember the names of the women she played with for decades — friendships built ...

The sound of clacking tiles filled the air as 32 people sat around card tables, learning and playing the game of mahjong ...

Happy Chinese New Year! What a great time to learn and start to play mahjong. Mahjong has taken the country by storm. It’s a game that’s ...

The Amherst Historical Society offers a weekly mahjong activity every Monday. For $1 per person, participants have the opportunity to learn about the game in a low-stakes setting, the Amherst ...

Founded just a year ago, El Paso Mahjong Society welcomes both beginners and seasoned players with a warm and upbeat ...

Cheryl Hopper, left, of East Washington, hosts mahjong twice a month, with friends and fellow players, clockwise, Carolyn Carson, Perri Slosky, and Helene Schroder attending. The Jewish Community ...

There is a joke that says airplane passengers bound for Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, can hear mahjong tiles clicking together before landing. The joke suggests how popular the Chinese ...

Nina Phillips knew about the game of mahjong and had some curiosity about it, but hadn’t started playing. Then, Phillips saw the movie “Driving Miss Daisy,” which featured a regular game of mahjong ...