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Mah Jongg
April 6, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for Mah Jongg at HCRJ!
Are you coming to Mah Jongg at HCRJ for the first time? Please sign up with Justin at 713-782-4162 or Justin@hcrj.org.
Did you know?
- A total of 144 tiles are typically used in a game of Mah Jongg, featuring depictions of bamboo, circles and characters from numbers one to nine; as well as special symbols from seasons, winds, dragons and flowers.
- The exact origins of Mah Jongg are unknown; Confucius is believed to have developed the game around 500BC, though it’s more likely the game was invented by the Chinese military in the 1800s.
- Mah Jongg sets were sold in the United States for the first time in 1920 by the company Abercrombie & Fitch
- The rules and objectives of Mah Jongg are similar to that of the card game rummy