Johanna Kaufman Forty-four PebbleCreek residents entered the tenth annual Mah Jongg Tournament, held in the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse on March 10. The day consisted of two rounds of play in the morning, followed by a lunch and two rounds of play in the afternoon. All rounds were timed. Rules were based on the National Mah…
Tag: Mah Jongg
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Recreational Mah Jongg graduates new members
Johanna Kaufman On February 17, the PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club welcomed 12 new graduates who completed the six-week class for beginning Mah Jongg players. According to club President Janet Day, there now have been 264 Creekers who have taken the class. Is Mah Jongg a game of skill or a game of luck? The…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
10th annual Mah Jongg Tournament March 10
Janet Day, President of the PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club, announces it is time to enter the upcoming tournament: Who: PebbleCreek homeowners and renters What: Annual Mah Jongg Tournament Where: Tuscany Falls Clubhouse – Chianti Room When: Thursday, March 10, 2016 (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) Cost: $30 entry fee which covers lunch and cash…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Ready to play!
Johanna Kaufman PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club welcomes graduates of the twenty first class to its ranks. Throughout the community on any day one can find eager Mah Jongg enthusiasts gathered in homes, on patios or in the clubhouses shuffling, drawing, racking and passing tiles hoping to collect a hand that will result in the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
9th annual Mah Jongg tourney coming in March
Johanna Kaufman Janet Day, President of the PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club, announces it is time to enter the upcoming tournament: Who: PebbleCreek homeowners and renters What: Annual Mah Jongg Tournament Where: Tuscany Falls Ballroom When: Thursday, March 12, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cost: $30 entry fee covers lunch and cash prizes…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Holiday Mah Jongg brunch and playday
Every December Barb Chilton and Sharon Johnson invite friends from various Mah Jongg groups that they play with to one of their homes for a Holiday Brunch and Mah Jongg play. Sixteen ladies attended the event at the home of Barb Chilton. Brunch was served with salad, quiche and fresh fruit along with mimosas. Afterwards…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Welcome, Mah Jongg class #20
Johanna Kaufman On November 9 twelve more Creekers completed the introductory Mah Jongg class joining more than 200 of their neighbors who have taken the course. Anyone walking by meeting rooms in Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse or Tuscany Falls Clubhouse on any given day might hear what sounds like a strange language including terms like “crak,”…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Pebble Jongg, anyone?
Three avid Mah Jongg players, Sue Fortunato, Nancy Hume and Sue White, were playing Marvelous Mah Jongg one morning recently and realized that they could develop a card just for PebbleCreekers who love to play Mah Jongg and gear the card specifically towards our community. They decided to call the card Pebble Jongg! What is…
Features, September 2014
More Mah Jongg players graduate
Johanna Kaufman Millions of Mah Jongg players throughout the world are tackling this challenging game that originated in ancient China and has become very popular in the United States. As the game moved west, it emerged in many forms. In 1937 the National Mah Jongg League in the United States was formed to standardize the…