NEW BEDFORD — Joan Blanchett will tell you she’s been playing mah jongg for about 100 years, when in reality, it’s been close to 40 years. This milestone has given her the authority on the ancient ...

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 ...

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

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

Last February, my friend Fiona texted a question to me and two other friends: Who wants to learn how to play mah-jongg? None of us — a group of millennial moms in our late 30s and early 40s — had ever ...

The exotic Chinese game of Mahjong has swept the nation and Tallahassee. But why do ladies love the game, spelled variously as Mah-Jong; Mahjongg, or Mah jongg? “Well, it’s a little like crosswords ...

Carol Shapiro has been playing mahjong for over 15 years. “I was a retired nurse and wanted an activity in my life that was social,” the Poway resident said. “The games were weekly and I became ...

Whether it’s those in the Wednesday group at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Clarendon Hills or the Monday group at the Community House in Hinsdale, the interest in and motivation for playing ...

The traditional Chinese game of mahjong is having a resurgence across the country, and the DC-area is getting in on the game play. Sallie Routh, co-founder of mahjong teaching group DC Mahj Collective ...

It’s the laughter, the chatting and the clattering you notice as you walk into Uncommon Pizza in Manheim Township at lunchtime on Mondays. Groups of four people are seated around tables at the ...