mahjong
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Not only is Siamese Mah Jongg® an excellent game, it was also a great inspiration for me to create Card Free American Mah Jongg. Though the standard NMJL game went through many changes over the decades, it seems to have settled into a standard official version that many players take to be the gospel for…
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Hey Card Free fans… as a special treat for reading this blog, I give you THREE SUPER SECRET SINGLES BLOCKS!! Ok, so I guess these aren’t THAT secret, but they are fun additions to the standard rules you can add to your game. We all love a good NEWS block, but why should Kongs and…
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There are three official House Rules in Card Free American Mah Jongg: These house rules are designed for experienced players looking to increase the challenge of the game in specific ways to elevate the decision making required for a successful hand. I wanted to share a few thoughts on what each house rule is trying…
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One of the first questions that experienced American Mah Jongg players ask me when they learn about Card Free is “How do you play defensively if you don’t have a list of hands to defend against?” It is a great question, and an important one for me to answer because defensive play is an important…
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Some form of Mahjong has been played in America for around 100 years, and there are probably half a million players of Standard American Mah Jongg which uses the annual card from the National Mah Jongg League. There are other well-liked cards such as the Marvelous Mah Jongg cards, the Siamese Mah Jongg cards, and…
Card Free American Mah Jongg 