Snippet 20240929 September Highlights and Future Happenings
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This Month’s Highlights
Community NEWS
NEW AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIP with Bakers Dozen To Go! If you want to surprise your friends with a tasty treat or provide whimsical cookies at a special event, consider purchasing Mahj Life cookie sets!
YouTube Channel
Consider joining as a channel member to show your support and enjoy perks! Read more on the Get Involved page.
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Let’s Play Livestream Schedule (Eastern Time)
National Mah Jongg League
NITTY-GRITTY*
Skills and strategies with gameplay commentary
Mondays 1:00 to 3:00 PM
OBSESSED**
Hot seats and gameplay commentary
Tuesdays 1:00 to 3:00 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
Thursdays 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Simply Social
Hang out with gameplay commentary
Fridays 6:00 to 8:00 PM
*American Mah Jongg Skills and Strategies Matrix (AMJ S2 Matrix) 16-week topic rotation by episode (Article 210)
*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…
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
If you want to help monitor chat during livestreams, consider volunteering as a moderator. Click to apply!
Speaking GIGs
September 2024
09/11/2024 VIRTUAL GIG Mah Jongg Maven Virtual Workshop
Title: Planning Discards and Joker Tactics
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://mahjlife.com/events/virtual-gig-planning-discards-hosted-by-mah-jongg-maven-2/
For more community events, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/mahjonggmaven/
09/29/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Explore Brookhaven Bird Bam Day
Title: How to Pick a Hand
Registration: https://www.explorebrookhaven.com/events/brookhaven-bam-birds-day-at-blackburn-park/
For more community events, visit https://www.explorebrookhaven.com/events/
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
AMJ Quest Strategy Trek PENDING
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
- 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.
Changes to the Wiki
New
Acting in Silence (Article 241)
Line of Sight on a Claimed Discard (Article 240)
Naming a Repeat Discard (Article 242)
Playing for Cash Money (Article 238)
Updated
5th Player Betting (Article 50)
Burying a Tile in the Wall (Article 147)
Claiming a Discard Must Be Verbalized (Article 57)
Displaying Multiple Exposures (Article 82)
Disqualification And Next Steps (Article 197)
Exercising Charleston Options (Article 218)
Exposure Completed with Another Exposure Made by Mistake (Article 7)
Mah Jongg in Error and Next Steps (Article 197)
Making An Exposure Then Exchanging A Joker (Article 17)
Proper Placement of Tiles While Playing (Article 168)
Process After a Player Declares Mah Jongg (Article 49)
Rapid Succession Discard and Who Pays Double (Article 98)
Reasons To Disqualify Another Player (Article 24)
Rules Not In Mah Jongg Made Easy (Article 00)
Tapping vs Racking (Article 2)
The Charleston with Three Players (Article 188)
The Mush (Article 156)
Tournament Play (Article 186)
Two Players Want The Same Discard For Mah Jongg (Article 92)
New letters in Dear Hoptoi
Naming discards, Tomayto, Tomahto (Letter 5)
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/
October 2024
10/26/2024 VIRTUAL GIG Mahj Life 24-hour Mahj-a-thon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Segments: Social gameplay with commentary and nitty-gritty topics followed by gameplay with commentary demonstrations
Details: https://mahjlife.com/events/mahj-a-thon-24-hour-mahj-a-thon-24-hour-livestream/
For more community events, visit https://mahjlife.com/events/MONTH
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/
February 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
March 2025
03/23/2025 IN-PERSON Lunch and Learn Game Day Milwaukee, WI
Title: Lunch and Learn Game Day
Registration: PENDING