08/07/2026
🎂 MAGNOLIA MAHJ TURNS ONE! 🎂
One year ago, Magnolia Mahj started with a love for the game and a desire to teach a few people how to play.
365 days later…
🀄️ 245 people taught to play Mahjong and countless new friendships made
🀄️ So many tables filled with laughter and a community created that I never could have imagined
🀄️ And approximately 8 million times explaining that NO, you cannot ever use a joker in a pair, even if it's for Mahjong. 😂
But my favorite number of all?
The number of people who came to learn Mahjong and left with new friends.
That’s what this has become for me. It was never just about teaching a game. It’s about gathering around a table, putting our phones down, laughing, competing, learning, and connecting with people we may have never met otherwise.
Watching friendships form, groups start playing on their own, families learn together, and new people walk into an event not knowing anyone and leave feeling like part of the group has been the absolute BEST part of this first year.
To every one of the 245 people who trusted me to teach you how to say it AND how to play it 😉, everyone who has come back for 102, 103, open play, mock tournaments and events, and everyone who has told a friend, brought a friend, or simply cheered Magnolia Mahj on…
THANK YOU!
Happy 1st Birthday, Magnolia Mahj!
I have a feeling we’re just getting started.
Cheers to Year TWO — more Mahj, more tables, more friendships, and more community!