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 ...

In this new era, the traditional mah-jongg tile game has undergone a stunning transformation and gained widespread acceptance as a competitive sport under the M.League tag. It's a far cry from ...

Mah-jongg is growing in popularity among young people, thanks to the M.League, which bills the game as an intellectual sport. Imposing a no-gambling policy, the professional league was founded in ...