After seeing super cute tiles online and wondering what game they belonged to, I discovered American Mahjong (the American version is actually spelled Mahjongg with two gs but it looks terribly weird so I am ignoring THAT.) I asked for a set of tiles for Christmas, but tiles come with no instructions and Dwynne and I couldn't figure out how to play no matter where we looked on the internet. So we pieced together some weird hybrid similar to Rummikub.
Marla knew some women who could teach us, so she invited them to her home and they taught us the PROPER way, complete with a history of the game! And no, it's not what you've been playing on your phone.
I was intimidated at first, and the rules and manners seemed SO complicated (I almost cried once or twice) but after some practice with Adam and friends, I think I can hold my own. Now I understand the addiction.
There are SO MANY cute sets out there. I would love to design a few. Where was this game when I was in college and had to re-design an actual game for a grade in class??? Do-over please!
