Those who are not well-versed in the rules of mah-jongg can receive careful instructions from knowledgeable staff workers who are assigned there, one to each table. Mah-jongg jargon was heard exch ...

In 1937, Jewish women in New York City formed the National Mah Jongg League, codifying American mah jongg rules and kicking off a resurgence in popularity. The league sells an annual mah jongg card ...

And the participants are not actors, but Long Islanders of all ages and backgrounds, finding their way to — or back to — one of the most iconic parlor games of the last century: mah-jongg.