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Arun

UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

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Mah Jongg, Groups 1 & 2

What does the group do?  The name of the Chinese game Mah Jongg means 'Sparrow', a bird of mythical great intelligence which appears on one of the tiles. It is usually played by 4 people using 144 small tiles divided into 3 suites, Circles, Bamboos and Characters, and 4 sets of honour tiles, Winds, Seasons, Dragons and Flowers.  The aim is to collect sequences of tiles, in the manner of Rummy card games.

Level of expertise the group is aimed at  Prior knowledge of the game is not required.

Meetings  There are 2 Groups:-

Mah Jongg 1: meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 2.00 - 4.00pm.  

Mah Jongg 2: meets 1st Thursday of the month, 2.00 - 4.00pm.  

Venue  Lovegrove Room, St Andrew's United Reform Church Hall, Holmes Lane, Rustington, as from February 2012

Equipment needed  The group has Mah Jongg sets, so no equipment needed.

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