Mahjong Guide

Ask four American mahjong players what makes their game different from every other version played around the world, and you’ll get four answers. But the honest one is short: jokers. Eight of them, sitting in the wall, quietly deciding who wins. They’re also the tiles new players get wrong most often. Not because the rules…

You booked the room, ordered the food, and now you need an activity that won’t make people fake a headache. Most team-building ideas fall into two buckets: too competitive or too embarrassing. American mahjong lands in a third, much better bucket. It’s a real game with real decisions, but you can play it half-asleep on…