Mahjong is a game that originated in China. In recent years, it’s surged in the D.C. area, with several groups teaching the ...

Eileen Pearlman may have an advantage after drawing three joker tiles while playing mahjong at Temple Emanu-El. Clockwise from top left, Vivian Carlson, her roommate Eileen Pearlman, and married ...

HOUSTON – Cecila Yip learned how to play mahjong growing up in Taiwan, where the centuries-old Chinese tile game was a mainstay at social and family gatherings, especially during the Chinese Lunar New ...

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San Francisco (AP) — 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 ...

The first time I saw a gambling game was when I was six, standing by the doorway of my uncle’s attic. I watched silently as four experienced, cutthroat players — my grandma and my uncles — eagerly ...