A classic game thrives in the Highlands Remember mahjong? That game where Jewish grandmothers push thick ivory tiles etched ...

I won my first-ever mahjong round on Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) at the Butterfield Library in Cold Spring under the patient ...

In the U.S., the American version has been played with 152 rectangular tiles since 1937, when the National Mah-Jongg League was formed and codified the rules for the game. Introduced to Americans ...

Two, three or — usually — four players take turns drawing and returning the tiles, trying to put together one of numerous hands determined by the National Mah Jongg League, the arbiters of the ...

The popularity of mahjong as a competitive sport has grown quickly. The game is now played in more than 40 countries, expanding since the first World Mahjong Championship in 2007.