From Gen Z meetups to community centers, mahjong is bringing people together again. Here's what's behind the revival.

Mahjong is making a major comeback in 2026. Learn what is driving the trend and why players of all ages are joining in.

As mahjong’s popularity surges in the U.S., the market for the game is booming. Yet, the painstaking craft of hand-carved ...

Women are creating new networks of influence through a centuries-old game.

Brown is the co-founder of Gold Coast Mahjong, a group dedicated to providing mahjong lessons and hosting social events and ...

Heron House, a Mahjong studio and boutique in the Dilworth neighborhood, is opening to cater to the growing popularity of the ...

W hen my mom found out I was planning to travel to Dallas to play in a Lunar New Year mah-jongg tournament, she texted a reasonable query: “Don’t they require some level of competence?” And yet, ...

Like a cherished family recipe, the way my family plays mahjong is time-intensive and involves complicated steps: shuffling, stacking, drawing, and discarding tiles. Play is led by intuition, wisdom, ...

Your grandmother’s favorite pastime is back, now with $20,000 tiles, coveted celebrity tables and the obligatory online backlash: "It’s a social strategy disguised as a game." By Ingrid Schmidt ...

More than 40 variations are played around the world today, although the core tiles and the way the tiles are shuffled and stacked to begin the game remain the same. Alex Wong/Getty Images A ...

You can play mahjong almost anywhere in South Florida these days, including in restaurants, beauty shops, bookstores, ...

For centuries, friends and families have been gathering for games. Chess. Backgammon. Monopoly. Dungeons & Dragons. Hobby ...