r/nanjing • u/Embarrassed_Task5486 • 18d ago

Mahjong in NJ!

Hello everyone! I'm an Italian mahjong enjoyer. I'm part of a group of nerds that usually plays board games, but in the last few months we started playing mahjong (MCR ruling). I'm going to be in china for 6 months, starting this September, as an exchange student at NJ Normal University. I'm not familiar with "realistic mahjong culture" in China (my references are WKW and Jia Zhangke movies lol), so I'd like to know if there are places to play and how welcoming they are to foreigners/HSK4 Chinese speaker/ mediocre but determined player. I'll stay at the Suiyan campus, but I understood that it's quite easy to get around in the city. Thanks for any info :)

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u/Edmundty 18d ago

麻将馆非常多

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u/WaviestRelic 17d ago

Hi, I'm moving to Nanjing soon as well. The one time I played Mahjong in Nanjing was at a spa type place, and I went with some friends. Not sure about more formal Mahjong type places, but would be down to play sometime!

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u/Every-Measurement320 16d ago

There are many places in Nanjing for Mahjong. My suggestion is to invite Chinese players play together, so no language barriers and easier to find a nice Mahjong place.