Both are tile-based games, and both originate in China, but Mahjong and Pai Gow are distinctly different games. The tiles ...

Having started carving mahjong tiles at the age of 13, Ho Sau-mai, who prefers to go by the name Mai Jeh, has been working in this dwindling industry for more than 40 years. The scary truth and ...

This year, she published a book called Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora. Nicole says the sound of the tiles is especially powerful. “Mahjong is more than just fun,” she says.