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- International Mahjong Rules ("IMJ Rules") was created in 1990 based on the game play of the world's most popular "Cantonese Mahjong" (also known as "Hong Kong Mahjong" or "Hong Kong Old Style"), and on various "house rules" widely played throughout Hong Kong in the 1980s. It was a complete set of written rules of the then Cantonese Mahjong but with modifications and verifications that are purposely made to eliminate any known gray areas of play.
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The West Michigan Tournament in Spring Lake, Michigan was a hit! Everyone had fun at the tournament and enjoyed the view, too. For information on their next event, please contact maryannwill@charter.net.
MAH JONGG STORIES AND PICTURES FROM YOU!
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 Mah Jongg Friendly Skies! Square mah jongg tables will be erected in place of round tables in the new business class cabins in Airbus flights to cater to Chinese Business Flyers. The cabins will be named “Phoenix.” The color theme is wine red, which symbolizes good fortune and joy. |
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 How far would YOU GO to pick up a new Mah Jongg set? These ladies traveled from Denver, Colorado to Katy, Texas to get their Mah Jong sets from WHERE THE WINDS BLOW! They made a field trip out of getting new sets and gifts and spent two hours mixing and matching and coming up with special, customized sets that they will enjoy for many years. WTWB has had many visitors from out of town that were passing through Houston or visiting friends, but this beats all for specific mission of getting the BEST SETS AT THE BEST PRICE (and they avoided a delivery fee)! Just make an appointment and ya'll come now!
Pictured: Anna S., Carol Z., Debby R. & Glenda C. |
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Our group did a Mahj demonstration at a twenties Gatsby party thrown by the Green Lawn Abbey Preservation Association. Our inspiration was from the black and white photo shown.
Gatsby picture left to right: Judy S., Alice S., Jody A., Linda A., and Shelby R.
Also pictured (Alice S., Shelby R., Jody A., Jody Z.) playing at the Bryn Du Mansion in Granville, Ohio during the Garden & Antiques Fair – “Have Tiles, Will Travel”. |
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"Mah Jongg Lady" - The photo shown of "Mah Jongg Lady" was a whimsical three dimensional figure (styled like a Mah Jongg tile) that I created out of a painted brick for a local Cancer charity auction in Connecticut. (We had to create "art" out of a brick".) By the way, never will I attempt epoxy glue again.
Mah Jongg Lady evolved in my mind quite easily as I grew up surrounded my Mah Jong ladies, including my mother and all of our neighbors in Brooklyn and than in Fresh Meadows, New York. |
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Sweet Cakes by Rebecca - Giant Mah Jongg Tile cake! You can visit Rebecca's Facebook page here. |
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Sandusky Mah Jongg Kalahari winners celebrate at the culminating theme luncheon. Congratulations to all who participated in this fun event. From Left to right: Sue, Mona, Elissa, ME, Shelby and Sharyn
- 1st place - Shelby R. - Columbus OH
- 2nd place - Elissa B. - Detroit MI
- 3rd Place - Mona L. - Detroit MI
- 4th Place - Sharyn P. - Morton Grove IL
- 5th Place - Sue L.- Cleveland OH
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Marilyn H. wins the pink Breast Cancer Awareness set at the Mah Jongg Madness Tournament in Chicago. The tiles were donated by WHERE THE WINDS BLOW & The carrying case was donated by MAH JONGG MADNESS. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the KOMEN FOUNDATION. |
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Just in Time for CHINESE NEW YEAR! Cupcakes with MahJong Tile decorations. Bel Jee Tea Room is in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
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The Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco had a Wheel-of-Fortune treasure hunt for kids. Items were reused or recycled items. Part of this exhibit was a model train station that used MAH JONGG TILES! |
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| Pictured above is the West Michigan Tournament in Spring Lake, Michigan was a hit! Everyone had fun at the tournament and enjoyed the view, too. For information on their next event, contact, maryannwill@charter.net. |
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This is "The Mah Jongg Queen of Las Vegas." We call her "Maja" for short. This darling picture was sent in from a player in Vegas. Feel free to send your pictures, too! |
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| Jacqueline V. had a fun tournament at home and shared these pictures. All of the players had fun and "FIDO" greeted them at the front door upon their arrival! Of course the prizes were purchased at "Where The Winds Blow." |
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One of Faye's favorite Kodak Moments from a trip to Beijing! |
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| Under Sea Mah Jongg. For more information, click on the following link. http://funnystrange.com/artcar/umj.php. Pictures shown with permission of the artist. |
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Allan & Lila Weitz with Babcock the Bear! They are Mah Jongg Collectors. |
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| SAN ANGELO WEST TEXAS TRAVELING MAH JONGG WHRILWINDS.
Pictures are from the tournament in Houston: Betty M., Theresa M., Rose G., Ann B. and Angela G. and also one of our "Premier Player" Queen Ann. |
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MahJongg Kitty |
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| Visitors look at a mosaic of a human face formed with mah-jong tiles in a museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, Feb. 1, 2008. The museum, which will be open to the public in March 2008, is the first museum in China that combines the country's mah-jong and tea culture together. |
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| Left to Right: Bev; Connie; Hostess - Ginny; Noreen; and Sigi. Marty is behind the camera.We are affiliated with the (University of Central Florida) UCF Women's Club.
There are barely 10 members. We are thrilled when we get 8 but on
this evening only 6 came. Since all wanted to chat while we played we
set up at either end of a large dining room table and played our very
casual form of MahJongg. All the money we losers pay out for lost
games, goes to the UCF Women's club endowed Scholarship for non
traditional students. Our collection usually amounts to about $150 at
the end of the school year. We have a lot of fun. |
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| These were made by Susan Rothstein in honor of her mother-in-law's birthday. They were presented at a tournament in North Las Vegas for the ladies of SUN CITY ALIANTE. These were edible and "painted" with a free hand. The 14 cakes were presented on a "rack (not edible). Joyce Nuell was the winner of the event. |
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