Snippet 20231126 November Highlights and Future Happenings
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This Month’s Highlights
Community NEWS
I heard through the grapevine that the NMJL is planning to release an updated and expanded edition of Mah Jongg Made Easy, their official guidebook in January 2024. The current edition has been removed from their online store.
If you need to confirm a guideline or rule, use the Mahj Life wiki, a free and searchable on-demand collection of articles with guidelines, rules, strategies, teaching tips, and more!
YouTube Channel
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Help Wanted
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Let’s Play Livestream Schedule
National Mah Jongg League
Nitty-Gritty BASICS
Fundamental strategies with gameplay commentary
Mondays from 1:00 to 3:00 PM ET
Nitty-Gritty PRIMETIME
Advanced strategies with gameplay commentary
Mondays from 4:00 to 6:00 PM ET
OBSESSED*
Hot-seat coaching with gameplay commentary
Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 PM ET
Simply Social
Hang out with gameplay commentary
Fridays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM ET
*Available to Tier 2 OBSESSED channel members. For details, visit the Get Involved page.
Added the American Mah Jongg Skills and Strategies Matrix (AMJ S2 Matrix) in a wiki article with the next and last dates by topic with links (Article 210)
Nitty-Gritty BASICS
Fundamentals
- Style of Play
- How to Pick a Hand
- Exercising Charleston Options
- Hands of Least Resistance SIMPLIFY
- Planning Discards SIMPLIFY
- Critical Thinking
- Skill Builders
- Overwhelm Minimizers
Nitty-Gritty PRIMETIME
Advanced
- Reading Hands
- Calculating Risks
- Strategy by Wall
- Hands of Least Resistance EXPEDITE
- Planning Discards OPTIMIZE & SABOTAGE
- Intel Gathering
- Competitive Play
- Joker Tactics
Wright-Patterson Mah Jongg
The online game for Wright-Patterson Mah Jongg players has been released for public beta testing! If you would like to try it, you will need to register because it is a separate platform: https://wpmahjongg.com/#/. If you use Facebook, please consider joining this group to communicate with the developer and players: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3113000165510306/. Please post issues and feature requests on the Facebook group or send a direct email to [email protected].
WPMJ Nitty-Gritty Let’s Play Livestream has resumed. They occur on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Eastern Time on the Mahj Life YouTube channel https://studio.youtube.com/channel/@MAHJLIFE
Mod Squad
If you would like to help monitor chat during livestreams, consider volunteering as a moderator. Click to apply!
Speaking GIGs
November 2023
11/02/2023 IN-PERSON GIG Merage JCC in Irvine, CA
Title: The Art of Hand Development
For more community events, visit https://www.jccoc.org/pages/community-culture/
11/08/2023 IN-PERSON GIG Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS in La Jolla, CA
Title: Power-Packed Strategies by Wall
For more community events, visit https://www.lfjcc.org/about/communitycalendar.aspx
If you want to see videos of past events, please visit Michele’s Speaking Engagements page.
Instructor Guild
New Members
The Mahj Life Instructor Guild is growing! Heartfelt thanks and shoutout to our new members:
If you are new to mah jongg or already know how to play and just want to build your skills search the directory to find an instructor near you!
If you are an aspiring or current instructor, consider joining the guild!
Merit Program for Instructors
The Merit Program for Instructors (MPI) is designed to provide a means for American mah jongg instructors to test their knowledge of the game with the potential to earn microcredentials. Congratulations to these instructors for their achievements.
AMJ Quest Rules Trek Microbadge
- Several instructors are on the trek!
If you are an aspiring or current instructor, consider joining the Mahj Life Instructor Guild so you can participate in the Merit Program for Instructors to show that you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as an American mah jongg instructor.
Changes to the Wiki
New
MAH JONGG CRUTCHES (ARTICLE 220)
JOKER PROTOCOLS (ARTICLE 221)
Updated
ARRANGING A DECLARED MAH JONGG (ARTICLE 8)
REASONS TO DISQUALIFY ANOTHER PLAYER (ARTICLE 24)
HOPTOI’S STRATEGY BY WALL (ARTICLE 116)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON MAH JONGG (ARTICLE 163) – Added a link to the Nitty-Gritty Deep Dive Let’s Play Livestream.
New Merch
I Love Mahj Life WHIMSY
Challenge is certain. Defeat is a choice. GRUNGE
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Future Happenings
Speaking GIGs
February 2024
02/17/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Atlanta Evergreen Resort, Stone Mountain, GA
Title: Introduction to Hong Kong Mahjong
Registration: https://mahjlife.com/events/in-person-all-inclusive-social-mah-jongg-retreat-february-16-18-2024/
May 2024
05/04/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Hollywood, FL
Title: New NMJL Card Tips
Registration: PENDING