![]() It’s two months later, and I have become my mother. I had no true desire to learn, but eventually I decided to give it a try. I am not a ‘game player.’ While quarantining I received an email from a girlfriend offering to teach virtually with three close friends. Lori Simon recalled, “Growing up with a mom who played mahjong weekly, I did not see this type of social gathering in my future. Martha Jo Katz’s former at-home games showed her hostess skills with food and table settings. Our weekly game is pure joy, and Ava stays on by conference call, helping us sort it all out.” The four of us have learned how to play, and we have a “set” game. My mother played with her ‘Wednesday Girls’ for over 50 years, and now I’m totally hooked. My ‘birthday gals’ group was fortunate Ava, a friend, offered to teach us. Because of the pandemic, I found myself staying put at home and willing to learn. New player Robyn Spizman Gerson said, “I was not motivated in the past to take the time to learn. ![]() Help!” Most common in the chat box is “I never get jokers! Is this rigged?” Katz said her group started using WhatsApp, but went to audio for better reception. Then there’s the chat box on the screen, yet a third mode of communication, “What happened?” “Plug me back in?” “My Wi-Fi went off. Adding insult, oftentimes, someone clicks the wrong “something” and gets booted out of the game and the computer takes over. Imagine four senior gals trying to coordinate a conference call while entering a computer website. With online mahjong, there is no set of tiles and racks. Jews have clung to the game signing on with code names such as Bubbie, Chai, Mazelmom, and Jdate (Looking for a mate?) light up the board. Users can log on to, among the most popular sites, for $5.99 a month (unlimited play) and individual scores (which are meaningless as far as I can tell) are tabulated. and play with strangers in Hawaii or a computer posing as three others. The traditional mahjong card used in pre-pandemic games is also used alongside the computer screen.
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