Snippet 20240728 July Highlights and Future Happenings
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This Month’s Highlights
Community NEWS
NONE THIS MONTTH
YouTube Channel
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Let’s Play Livestream Schedule (Eastern Time)
National Mah Jongg League
Nitty-Gritty BASICS
Fundamental strategies with gameplay commentary
Mondays 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Nitty-Gritty PRIMETIME
Advanced strategies with gameplay commentary
Mondays 4:00 to 6:00 PM
MEMBERS ONLY*
Hang out with gameplay commentary
Wednesdays 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Beat the Pro**
Play at the table with gameplay commentary
Fridays 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Simply Social
Hang out with gameplay commentary
Fridays 6:00 to 8:00 PM
*Available to channel members. Learn more…
Beat the Pro is a program for competitive players. Anyone who registers in advance will have a chance to beat the pro at Mahjong Time! Learn more…
American Mah Jongg Skills and Strategies Matrix (AMJ S2 Matrix) 16-week topic rotation by episode (Article 210)
Nitty-Gritty BASICS
Fundamentals
- Jump-Start: Zones
- Jump-Start: KISS
- Test Your Instincts
- How to Pick a Hand
- Exercising Charleston Options
- Planning Discards SIMPLIFY
- Hands of Least Resistance SIMPLIFY
- Critical Thinking
- Tile Efficiency
- Red Flags
- Widespread Tips
- High-Risk Sabotage
- Scoring
- Skill Builders
- Top 10 Complex Rules Demystified
Nitty-Gritty PRIMETIME
Advanced
- Game Theory: Mindset
- Game Theory: Profiling Players
- Big Hands
- Joker Tactics
- Hoptoi’s Strategy by Wall
- Planning Discards OPTIMIZE & SABOTAGE
- Hands of Least Resistance EXPEDITE
- Intel Gathering
- Speed-to-Ready
- Reading Hands
- Wait Patterns
- Power of Position
- Calculating Risks
- Competitive Play (marathons)
- Rules not in Mah Jongg Made Easy
Wright-Patterson Mah Jongg
The online game for Wright-Patterson Mah Jongg players has been released for public beta testing! If you want to try it, you must 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 directly email [email protected].
WPMJ Nitty-Gritty Let’s Play Livestream will resume when the platform officially launches. They will occur on Thursdays from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the Mahj Life YouTube channel https://studio.youtube.com/channel/@MAHJLIFE
Mod Squad
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Speaking GIGs
07/24/2024 VIRTUAL GIG Mah Jongg Maven Webinar 7:00 PM Eastern Time
Title: The Power of Position
Watch the repost: https://tinyurl.com/yvspytus https://tinyurl.com/bpakyknh
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!
New Content
NONE THIS MONTH
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.
- NONE THIS MONTH
If you are an aspiring or current instructor, consider joining the Mahj Life Instructor Guild to participate in the Merit Program for Instructors and demonstrate that you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as an American Mah Jongg instructor.
Wiki Changes
New
Boom Joker (Article 237)
Updated
Hand Reading (Article 122)
Atomic (Article 184)
Tournament Play (Article 186)
Speed-to-Ready (Article 232)
Wait Patterns (Article 225)
New Dear Hoptoi Letters
Misinformed Misfit Players Causing a Rift (Letter 3)
If you need practical advice to help you resolve an awkward or challenging situation, send a letter today! https://mahjlife.com/dear-hoptoi/
New Merch
Check out this index to find merch that resonates with you: https://mahjlife.com/merch-index/
Future Happenings
Speaking GIGs
September 2024
09/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Explore Brookhaven Bird Bam Day
Title: How to Pick a Hand
Regisration: https://www.explorebrookhaven.com/events/brookhaven-bam-birds-day-at-blackburn-park/
For more community events, visit https://www.explorebrookhaven.com/events/
December 2024
12/03/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS in La Jolla, CA
Title: Learn-Lunch-Play with Michele Frizzell
Registration: PENDING
FOR MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.LFJCC.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITYCALENDAR.ASPX
12/05/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Merage JCC in Irvine, CA
Title: Mah Jongg Day with Michele Frizzell and Holiday Boutique
Registration: PENDING
FOR MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.JCCOC.ORG/PAGES/COMMUNITY-CULTURE/
January 2025
02/14-16/2025 IN-PERSON All-Inclusive Weekend Getaway Stone Mountain, GA
Title: All-Inclusive Social Mah Jongg Retreat
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/4x98fxmm