The game was introduced to Americans in the 1920s, through both Asian immigrants and vendors looking for new items to sell to American families.
With some concepts dating back 2,500 years, the game is steeped in tradition, and its sets - much like chess - can be elaborate displays of art and wealth. Mahjong, the most-played table game in Japan, is a game where players match and accumulate 144 tiles. It was a fundraiser event for the Kinneret Hadassah, which supports education, health and youth programs in the United States and Israel and the Hadassah Medical Centers in Jerusalem. This is serious gaming.”Ībout 70 participants compete in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston.
“This is like you go and watch a chess tournament. “At a tournament, there is pretty much no talking,” Ida Diamond said, noting the cash prizes and bragging rights that come with the 11th tournament held by Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston chapter.
Typically a game of mahjong comes with a lot of conversation, but that was not the case Sunday in Clear Lake. Yi-Chin Lee, Staff / Staff photographer Show More Show Less The fundraiser event for the Kinneret Hadassah, which supports education, health and youth programs in the United States and Israel and the Hadassah Medical Centers in Jerusalem. Yi-Chin Lee, Staff / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of6Ĭarolyn Baum is one of about 70 participants compete in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston. About 70 players participated the fundraiser event for the Kinneret Hadassah, which supports education, health and youth programs in the United States and Israel and the Hadassah Medical Centers in Jerusalem. Libby Marks keeps her Mahjong tiles during one game in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston. Yi-Chin Lee, Staff / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of6 Yi-Chin Lee, Staff / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of6Įllen Levin discards a Mahjong tile during one game in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston. Mahjong players toss and picks up tiles during one game in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston. Yi-Chin Lee, Staff / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of6 Yi-Chin Lee, Staff / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of6ĭixie McDaniel picks up a Mahjong tile during one game in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston.
About 70 participants compete in the 11th Annual Mahjong Tournament, organized by the Kinneret Group of Hadassah’s Houston Chapter, at Congregation Shaar Hashalom on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Houston.
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