Mah Jong Game and Strategy for You

(Cantonese Version)

Every Friday • 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. • Shapiro ABCD

Fall Intersession:  December 13, (20 & 27 no class) • January (3 no class), 10, 17

Winter:  January 24, 31 • February 7, (14 no class), 21, 28 • March 7, 14, 21, 28 • April (4 no class), 11

Spring Intersession: April 18, (25 no class) • May 2, 9, 16

Mah-Jong is a game of both skill and luck that originated in China many centuries ago. It was brought to the West in the 1920s and is played with four players seated around a table. Tiles are shuffled, dice are cast, and rituals involving the allocation and then the exchange of tiles begin. The first person to gather a hand of 14 tiles with five combinations and call “Mah-Jong" ends the game, whereupon tiles are scored and a winner is declared. This course introduces the beginner to the basic rules and simple strategies. Learn to play this enjoyable, social and thought-provoking game that develops pattern recognition and improves memorization, concentration and cognitive performance. Most importantly, it’s fun!

 

Instructor: Glenn Lee    Coordinator: Jill Rodriquez