It has a slight similarity to gin rummy.Ī social game of skill, strategy, and a little bit of luck, mah-jongg is very popular among retirees. Players create a winning hand by discarding and picking up tiles to complete one of the hands listed on the official mah-jongg card. “dry swimming” or mixing the tiles (Photo Credit: Sue Davies / Travel For Life Now) What Is Mah-Jongg?ĭeveloped in China in the 1800s, the game of mahjong, or mah-jongg as it came to be known in the United States, is a game played with tiles. Mah-jongg looks very complicated, but it’s easy to learn the basics. Thinking about taking up mah-jongg? Enchanted by the mah-jongg scene in the movie Crazy Rich Asians? By then, both of our mothers had passed away, so neither one had the chance to say, “I told you so.” We fell in love with the game – so much so that we learned both the American and Singapore versions. Then we retired and found ourselves sitting by the beach playing mah-jongg with our neighbors. Both of our mothers played and offered to teach us.
Before we retired, we never thought we would learn mah-jongg.
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