Snippet 20231029 October Highlights and Future Happenings

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This Month’s Highlights

Community NEWS

NONE THIS MONTH

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

  • 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

  • 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

NONE THIS MONTH

Title: TBD

Registration: PENDING

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

WIKI INDEX

PRELIMINARIES MATTER (ARTICLE 200)

FILIPINO MAHJONG (ARTICLE 213)

MAH JONGG TILE DESIGN THEORIES (ARTICLE 214)

HANDS OF LEAST RESISTANCE (ARTICLE 215)

NEXT PLAYER AFTER MAH JONGG IN ERROR (ARTICLE 216)

STYLE OF PLAY (ARTICLE 217)

EXERCISING CHARLESTON OPTIONS (ARTICLE 218)

FLOWERS AND DRAGONS ARE HOT COMMODITIES (ARTICLE 209)

Updated

WRIGHT-PATTERSON MAH JONGG (ARTICLE 163) – Added a link to the Nitty-Gritty Deep Dive Let’s Play Livestream.

New Merch

Sassy, classy, and a bit bad assy WHIMSY

Shift happens GRUNGE

Check out this index to find merch that resonates with you: https://mahjlife.com/merch-index/

Future Happenings

Speaking GIGs

November 2023

11/02/2023 IN-PERSON GIG Merage JCC in Irvine, CA

Title: The Art of Hand Development

Registration: https://mahjlife.com/events/in-person-gig-irvine-ca-merage-jcc-mah-jongg-day-and-holiday-boutique/

11/08/2023 IN-PERSON GIG Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS in La Jolla, CA

Title: Power-Packed Strategies by Wall

Registration: https://mahjlife.com/events/in-person-gig-la-jolla-jewish-community-center-jacobs-family-campus-lunch-learn-play/

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/

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