The Dispatch

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Volume 2026 ◆  

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Clubs and Studios

A shop just for the tiles opens at Bayshore in Glendale

Two Milwaukee area teachers who outgrew their dining rooms have opened Four Winds Lounge, a place to learn, play and shop for American Mahjong inside Bayshore Mall.

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Tournaments

A December tournament in Mobile asks players to bring diapers

Dots and Dragons Mahjong closes its year on December 6 with a tournament that collects diapers for the Junior League of Mobile Diaper Bank.

November 5, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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Clubs and Studios

A Tuesday club in Carrollwood teaches for free and keeps growing

About forty players a week now climb to the second floor of the Carrollwood Cultural Center in Tampa, and new faces arrive every Tuesday, many of them young.

November 5, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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For Beginners

Four Tuesdays to a first full hand at DOROT on the Upper West Side

A fifty year old Manhattan organization that fights loneliness among older adults has started a free beginner series in American Mahjong, taught by one of its volunteers.

November 4, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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Fundraisers

Bam, Crack, Stop Cancer reaches capacity in Dallas ahead of game night

Children's Cancer Fund brings its third annual mahjong evening to Royal Oaks Country Club on November 12, and the room is already full.

November 4, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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Community

Churches, libraries and bars: how American Mahjong found a home across Pittsburgh

A new report from Carnegie Mellon's student paper follows a four year Thursday game in Shadyside, a Strip District social club and a city list of free weekly tables.

November 3, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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Fundraisers

Forty four players from fourteen towns fill a library room in Greenfield for Alzheimer's research

A Hawaiian themed afternoon of American Mahjong at the Stephenson Memorial Library reached the room's limit, kept a waitlist, and added to a running total of $2,896 for the cause.

November 3, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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Clubs and Studios

A mahjong parlor and boutique opens its doors in Lake Mary

Billed as Central Florida's first mahjong parlor, The Mahjong Parlor held its grand opening on October 30 and has classes on the calendar through December.

November 2, 2026 · The Order of the Tile

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From the screen to the table

Saw the movie?

Hallmark's All's Fair in Love & Mahjong put the game on screen. If it sent you looking for the real thing, Prim wrote you a place to start.

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