Mah Jong
CONVENOR - Norrie Hazell
DAY - Thursdays, 2nd and 4th week in month
VENUE - Member's Private Home
TIME - 14.00h-16.00h
CAPACITY - 12 players (three tables)
Note: Preference is given to regular attendees.
New Members Welcome
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Mah Jong is a popular game that originated in China but is played in many countries in the Far East and in the West, notably in the UK and the USA. Far from being an ancient game “dating back to Confucius”, it was only invented in the late nineteenth century. Its popularity spread to all parts of China, in good time to greet the large number of foreigners who began to congregate in Shanghai and other ports in the 1920’s.
The aficionados of the game took their newly discovered passion back to their home countries and the game spread to all parts of the world, just as contract bridge did, at about the same time. Mah Jong is a game for four players where hands are played at the rate of about one every 10 or 15 minutes.
Click on the link opposite to find out more about this fascinating game.