Hello,

Our resident Mahjong expert Chris is again organizing an afternoon of playing/learning Mahjong. Feel free to come if you don't already know how to play or you would simply like to learn this classic game better.

Here is the contents of the message sent by Chris.

Davanni's does not charge us, but asks that we each buy $5 of food or drink for the use of their room.

The event will again be open to the Twin Cities Board Game Meetup Group, so if you're coming, please RSVP and reserve your spot!

This month's strategy thought -
When to go for a low scoring hand
To win a game (8 or 16 hands), you're going to have to get some hands with a decent score, so it's best to usually go for 30 points or so - it's a good balance of speed and score. But you can't do that every hand (if you can, you don't need to be reading this!).

If you're in the lead, and there are just a couple of hands left to go, that's a great time to go for a cheap win - it keeps you right where you want to be. Actually, any time you're in the lead is a fine time to go for a fast win. On the other hand, if you think all your opponents are going for a cheap win, then you have very little to lose by going for something bigger: If you lose to a small hand, you don't lose much.

Another time to go for the quick win at any cost is if you think an opponent is going to get a lot of points. It's better to win with zero or five points than to lose to someone with 200.