Mahjong Guide

Tournaments scare people who only know the weekly game. The casual table is forgiving. Someone miscounts, you laugh, you fix it, nobody cares. A tournament is the same game with a clock on the wall, a scorekeeper at the table, and three strangers watching your discard. It is also, honestly, the most fun a lot…

There is a moment, a few months into owning a set, when you notice the tiles don’t sound the way they used to. They clack instead of click. Or the case lid doesn’t quite close. Or a number has worn pale on your most-played tile. None of it is dramatic. It adds up. A good…