Snippet 20240225 February Highlights and Future Happenings
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This Month’s Highlights
Community NEWS
NONE THIS MONTH
YouTube Channel
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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.
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
- AMJ Primer Vol 1 Epiphanies with Q&A
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
- AMJ Primer Vol 2 Concept Quad with Q&A
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
NONE THIS MONTH
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 Features and Products
Directory/styles category: If an instructor teaches more than American mah jongg, there is a category with the most common versions.
Forum: If you are not familiar with a forum, it’s an online tool where members can hold conversations through posted messages. There are preset threads (i.e., topics) ready for you to ask questions, share experiences, and offer advice in a safe space.
MERCH: Custom merch is now available for members of 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
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PLAYING BY TOURNAMENT RULES (ARTICLE 186)
New Merch
Strength from struggles GRUNGE
Too blessed to be stressed WHIMSY
Check out this index to find merch that resonates with you: https://mahjlife.com/merch-index/
Future Happenings
Speaking GIGs
February 2024
02/17/2024 IN-PERSON GIG Atlanta Evergreen Resort, Stone Mountain, GA; I’m so excited about this local event! I saw a comment on 12/28/2023 from Mah Jongg Maven saying that there are only about six seats left. If you have been thinking of going to the event, buy your ticket today!
Title: Introduction to Hong Kong Mahjong
Registration: https://mahjlife.com/events/in-person-all-inclusive-social-mah-jongg-retreat-february-16-18-2024/
April 2024
04/24/2024 VIRTUAL GIG Mah Jongg Maven
Title: Ready, Set, Grow! Mah Jongg Maven 2024 NMJL Card Review
Registration: https://mahjlife.com/events/mah-jongg-maven-2024-nmjl-card-review/
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/