American Mah Jongg

One bam... two crak! Never heard those words? You'll not only learn what they mean, but you'll also discover an exciting game that is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Mah Jongg is centuries-old Chinese game played with tiles. You will learn the American version according the National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) guidelines. In American Mah Jongg, each player picks a hand of 13 tiles engraved with Chinese characters and symbols from different suits (bams, dots, and craks) as well as wind, flower, and dragon tiles. Players then take turns drawing and discarding tiles until one player completes a hand and calls out "mahjong!" The game is a combination of skill, strategy and luck. This class will teach basic fundamental components of the game, including identification and distribution of the tiles, how to interpret the NMJL card, rules, and strategy.