The MAH-JONGG FAQs
The Mah-Jongg FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
FAQ 0. Mah-Jongg Basics 
FAQ 1. Introduction to these FAQs FAQ 2. Choose a Mah-Jongg rule set -- identify a rule set FAQ 3a. Books on Mah-Jongg 
FAQ 3b. 1920s Books
FAQ 4a - Select Links (Teachers and most-used maj links)
FAQ 4b - TONS of links FAQ 5. Computer Mah-Jongg games
Instruction manual for Shanghai: Second Dynasty (1999)
FAQ 6. "Rosetta Stone" of Mah-Jongg terminology FAQ 7. ALL about Mah-Jongg tiles and sets; What? where? how much? how many? etc.
FAQ 8. Mah-Jongg Strategy FAQ 9. Mah-Jongg Etiquette & Harmony FAQ 10. Simplified Chinese Rules ("Mah-Jongg For Dummies"). FAQ 11. The True History of Mah-Jongg
FAQ 12. Mah-Jongg tile-matching games (so-called "Mah-Jongg Solitaire" games)
FAQ 13. Rules for fewer-than-four players, and other games you can play with Mah-Jongg tiles.
FAQ 14. The Rules On Table Rules. FAQ 15. Ways to Find Players In Your Local Area
FAQ 16. Questions about the NMJL Card. FAQ 17. Hong Kong Mahjong (HKOS)
FAQ 18. Mah-Jongg Symbolism
FAQ 19. Questions about American rules (NMJL)
FAQ 20. Most Misunderstood Asian Rules (for beginners)
FAQ 21. How To Run A Tournament
FAQ 22. Chinese Official Scoring Explained
FAQ 23. Demographics of Mah-Jongg
FAQ 24. Technical Support for computer games
FAQ 25. Why Can't I Win Japanese Majan?
FAQ 26. Mah-Jongg Teaching Tips
FAQ 27. Table Rotation
FAQ 28. Stopping Charleston-Stoppers
FAQ 00. Introduction to mahjong newsgroup and to mah-jongg. (Deprecated)
The Maj Exchange Bulletin Boards
"Find Players" Bulletin Board
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"Q & A" Bulletin Board Ask Questions! Get Answers!
"Sets for Sale" Bulletin Board (Buyers read; Sellers post.) "Sets Wanted" Bulletin Board (Buyers post; Sellers read.) "Tiles for Sale" Bulletin Board (Buyers read; Sellers post.) "Tiles Wanted" Bulletin Board (Buyers post; Sellers read.) "Accessories for Sale" Bulletin Board (Buyers read; Sellers post.) "Accessories Wanted" Bulletin Board (Buyers post; Sellers read.)
Sloperama's Mah-Jongg World
Las Vegas, the 2017 World Riichi Championship
Irvine, California, 2017, appearance at Merage JCC
Torrance, California, 2017, Riichi at LAPOM
Las Vegas, Mah Jongg Madness, 2012
Shanghai & Ningbo, 2010
Los Angeles, 2010, the story of the L.A. Cheater
Mumbai, 2009
Coachella Valley, 2009 (the "Why Roll Dice" story)
Chengdu, the 2007 World Mahjong Championship
Copenhagen, the 2007 OEMC
The story of the Copenhagen Cheater
Tianjin, the 2006 China Mahjong Championship
Beijing, the 2005 China championship
Nijmegen, Netherlands, June 2005, the first European Mah-Jongg Championship
Hainan, the 2003 China Majiang Open Championship
Los Angeles, the 2003 JMPA Goodwill Tour
Tokyo, the first EVER World Championship Mah-Jongg tournament,
October, 2002
Smithsonian, August 2002.
Hong Kong, January 2002.
Japan, 1999, 2001
Mah-jongg friends (many pages)
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