Group Leader: Jess Grinyer
We meet on Thursday afternoons from 1.30 to 3.30pm in the group leader’s home. We currently have space for two new members so contact Jess if you are interested. There are also 2 other Mah-Jong groups.

Mah-Jong appears to have been developed in China in the latter part of the 19th century, and became popular in the West in the early 1920’s. Less cerebral than chess, and akin to the game of Rummy, the table game of Mah-Jong is played with a set of 144 engraved or painted tiles, and ‘special hands’ with exotic names such as Wriggling Snake, 13 Unique Wonders and All Winds and Dragons. The oriental associations can lend the game a certain mystique and may give the impression of being difficult to master, however the basic practices can be learnt in a short time, and It is not unusual for a beginner to do well.

All Mah-Jong Groups play according to the rules of the British Mah-Jong Association. We recommend the purchase of ‘Know The Game Mah-Jong’, ISBN 978-0-7136-8951-8 available from Amazon, or on order from local booksellers at around £7.00-£9.00. Available online to download free of charge – A u3a Beginners Guide to Mahjong (Weston Turville u3a), and Mahjong Book updated February 2023.