Here's a step-by-step guide on how to play mahjong, from the tile types to what makes a winning hand. What is mahjong? The South China Morning Post reports that the game of tiles was born in China ...

Understanding mahjong’s customs. Mahjong is a four-player game that, like poker or gin rummy, operates on the interplay between chance and skill.

Mahjong is similar to Rummy in the sense that both games involve drawing and discarding to create sets. But make no mistake, Mahjong's tiles make it much more complex.

But though resembling the pair-making of gin rummy, players say that learning to play Mahjong requires some effort. Mimi Garcia, who began playing at 10-years-old with her mother and siblings is ...

Mahjong is a popular four-player game with origins in China that, like gin rummy, is a game of skill, strategy and luck. Now, there’s a new party in L.A. that’s teaching younger generations of ...

But though resembling the pair-making of gin rummy, players say that learning to play Mahjong requires some effort. Mimi ...

Likened to the card game rummy, mahjong (sometimes spelled mah jongg) is a four-person tile game in which each player tries to be the first to make a winning combination of sets and pairs.

Oh, but if it were that easy. Mahjong is a game of strategy, skill, and a little bit of luck – you may never get that tile you need to complete the hand you’ve carefully cultivated on the rack before ...

And though Mahjong is often compared to rummy, the players at Marilyn’s table disagree. “It’s not rummy,” said Joan McGratty, who also teaches Mahjong. Players have to learn about the ...