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 ...

NEW TONIGHT AT SIX. SENIORS AND KING ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY ONE TILE AT A TIME, ALL THROUGH THE POPULAR GAME OF MAHJONG. OUR JOSHUA DAVIS GOT A ONE ON ONE LESSON WITH THE WOMAN WHO’S KICKED OFF THE ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mahjong originated in China about 300 years ago. Today the game is widely played all across Asia, but it’s popular in Portland, too. Over the years, Mahjong has picked up ...

CINCINNATI — An old Chinese tile game is capturing a new audience, bringing people across the Tri-State together around tables filled with colorful tiles and friendly competition. Mahjong, developed ...

In the Club is a recurring series in which the Scene explores local social club offerings. On a recent sunny summer afternoon, the women of Mahjong & Magnolias gather at a home in Franklin. The group ...

For mahjong enthusiasts, the most anticipated day of the year comes in early spring. Devotees of the 19th-century Chinese tile-based game are known to stalk postal carriers the first week of April, ...

The story behind this game will surprise you—it’s not as old as you’d think, and its American roots are just as strong as its Chinese ones. Women play mahjong at the Silver Gull Beach Club in Queens, ...

Green Tile Social Club hosted its first tournament, where a younger generation gathered to play an old game and meet new friends. Green Tile Social Club hosted its first tournament, where a younger ...

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In a small, dark room above Baba's House restaurant in downtown Oakland, a centuries-old pastime is getting a whole new glow. Here, under black light, hands swirl through a sea of blue and green tiles ...

When Ryan Lee first played mahjong two years ago, he got hooked. He dug out sets of the classic Chinese tile game from his parents’ house and brought them to San Francisco, where he started hosting ...