The clacking of mahjong tiles signals the Lunar New Year as much as firecrackers, red envelopes or rice cakes. But what if you never learned the rules of the game from your elders or don’t come from a ...

At tables across O‘ahu and around the state, women are quietly building something more than mahjong hands — they’re building ...

Once reserved for home tables in tight-knit communities, mahjong has exploded in popularity across the U.S., expanding to public game nights in the New Orleans area, sparking a vibrant ...

Ken Wong teaches beginners how to play mahjong at Mamahuhu's Clement Street location. Photo by Junyao Yang on March 3, 2025. Walking around any residential neighborhood on the weekends, I would always ...

More than 40 variations are played around the world today, although the core tiles and the way the tiles are shuffled and stacked to begin the game remain the same. Alex Wong/Getty Images A ...