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Winning American Mah Jongg Strategies: A Guide for the Novice Player - Learn the "Secrets of Success" to Strategize, Excel and Win at Mah Jongg Paperback – Illustrated, March 10, 2012

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Master the fascinating and rewarding game of American Mahjong with this guide for beginners.

"Strategies, strategies, strategies! If I only knew more strategies I could win more games!" is the frequent lament of beginning Mahjong players. Following up on the success of her acclaimed book, A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg, bestselling author Elaine Sandberg's new book offers novice players the advice they need to excel at the game of Mahjong. Winning American Mah Jongg Strategies: A Guide for the Novice Player is the strategy guidebook that provides American Mahjongg beginners with the practical information they need to build hands, improve game-play skills, strategize, and win!

This easy-to-follow, comprehensive book teaches players how to overcome common difficulties and provides the knowledge to sharpen strategic skills and increase win ratios. By showing beginners how to see and utilize different strategic elements and scenarios, players learn how to elevate their skills.

Challenges covered in this Mahjongg book include:
  • Finding the best hand
  • The use of defensive tools
  • To Expose or not to Expose and why
  • Determining an opponent's hand
  • And much more…
Winning American Mah Jongg Strategies is a gem of a book that is the perfect gift for Mahjong players of all ages!
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  6. ISBN-10
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Elaine Sandberg was a Mah Jongg instructor for many years. She taught American Mah Jongg for Holland America Cruise Lines and classes in the Los Angeles area. She is the author of A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuttle Publishing; Illustrated edition (March 10, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0804842345
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804842341
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.3 x 8 inches
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Thoughtful 'strategery' on American Mah Jongg ;)
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Thoughtful 'strategery' on American Mah Jongg ;)
I am a newbie to American Mah Jongg with only two play sessions under my belt so far. This book along with her previous Beginner's Guide have helped my understanding of this game tremendously. This particular guide will be useful for a very long time to come...My only drawback is the larger printed format (9"x8") ??? Also, I can't imagine this book in Kindle form with all the Q&A cross referencing required throughout.
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CEB
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Winning!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022
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I joined an American Mah Jongg group and needed to learn how to play this version.

It has very clear explanations, pictures and questions to test your knowledge. A small-size cut out copy of the National Mah Jongg League's copyrighted Card of Hands is in book, used with "generous permission, for learning purposes only."

Very helpful book! I recommend to anyone wanting to learn American Mah Jongg.

p.s. I am a Chinese Mahjong player and it was helpful to learn the American Mah Jongg.
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Zaney Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't worry about what year she is using for her examples - good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2019
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At first I was put off this book by so many reviews griping that she discusses the 2010 card during her book for examples and then puts a 2009 card in the back of the book which, for some unknown reason, "confused" or irritated people. I thought that for whatever reason, it must have mattered. But, folks, it doesn't matter at all. You have to pick some card to use for book examples -- and every single time she gives an example, she first gives the entire hand as it appears on the 2010 card. You never have to have the 2010 card in front of you. (At least one reviewer apparently has tried to purchase the 2010 card. Don't bother. You truly do not need it.) At the end, she gives a sort of quiz where you use the 2009 card she had permission to print. There's absolutely no reason why her examples couldn't be from one card and the quiz from another that she provides readers -- because you're supposed to pick up principles of play here and not memorize any particular card. It would be impossible, then, to have a book that lasted more than a year. So ignore those complaints.

The book does exactly what it sets out to do. It gives clear strategies to help make better decisions faster during the Charleston and subsequent game play. You possibly have heard pieces before, but it's a nice collection of organized chapters pulling these ideas together. I'm pleased to have it in my collection along with Sandberg's Beginner's Guide as well as Karen Gooen's Searching for Bubbe Fischer -- all three books will take a brand new player into competency and nuanced play -- no matter what year it is or what NMJL card you're playing.
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Sadiemitzi
4.0 out of 5 stars Needs 2010 card in book
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2012
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I really like this book but wish that the author had provided a copy of the 2010 card that she refers to throughout the book to make it easier to follow along. That card not available from NMJL, but I made a copy from a friend's.

This book has helped to make it more comfortable in choosing a section first, then a hand. The author does a nice job of explaining each step and I feel all beginners could benefit from it. I plan to read it over and over in order to boost my confidence and speed. I was told it takes about a year of playing to have a good handle on it; meanwhile, I am having fun playing it and play as often as I can. It's addictive!

I just learned how to play in December 2011 and, what is most comforting, is that even experienced players can make mistakes such as exposing the "year" tiles, etc. It makes me smile when I hear newer beginners say the same words I used to say when I first started, which the author comments about throughout the book.
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Jake
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent set
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
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This is a high quality set with what appears to be ceramic tiles that have good heft and a pleasing tactile texture. They make a satisfying click that adds to the enjoy of using them. The rack/pushers are sturdy plastic. The set comes in a neat carry bag that makes it easy to transport.
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CathyJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and a must-read for novice or frustrated Mah Jong players!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015
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The importance of this book to me is that it is a guide for setting up a hand after it is first dealt and a step by step process for secondary arrangements and even subsequent arrangements so that the player is able to "see" potential by following a rote pattern of handling one's tiles instead of just staring at the entire hand and trying to visually discriminate without moving them around. This is key in most new hands. Of course there are situations where your tiles "talk to you" and you need do nothing more than just go with what is the obvious.... but the "foggy hand" is the one that this book addresses and where the directions for "what to do routinely" should be followed for quick and clear path to a fun game. So the strategies taught in this book are actually forms which you adhere to in the beginning and then of course you would expect some tips for strategizing as is included as well, as you progress in the game AFTER the Charleston.
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Rena Levy
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy explanation for playing mahjong
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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Good book for a person getting started with the game. But not for person looking for tips how to play the game to win!
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M. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
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Missing a few key things in actual 4 person play but got me miles ahead of where I was.
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Jody
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful 'strategery' on American Mah Jongg ;)
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2022
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I am a newbie to American Mah Jongg with only two play sessions under my belt so far. This book along with her previous Beginner's Guide have helped my understanding of this game tremendously. This particular guide will be useful for a very long time to come...

My only drawback is the larger printed format (9"x8") ??? Also, I can't imagine this book in Kindle form with all the Q&A cross referencing required throughout.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful 'strategery' on American Mah Jongg ;)
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2022
I am a newbie to American Mah Jongg with only two play sessions under my belt so far. This book along with her previous Beginner's Guide have helped my understanding of this game tremendously. This particular guide will be useful for a very long time to come...

My only drawback is the larger printed format (9"x8") ??? Also, I can't imagine this book in Kindle form with all the Q&A cross referencing required throughout.
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Mrs. V. Christopher
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed as i wanted a general overall guide for novice players
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2018
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Although the book said Winning at American Mahjong it mentioned Chinese Mahjong but was not helpful for a beginner. The sample did not really demonstrate this. The book was expensive and not value for money. Would not recommend.
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Gail
5.0 out of 5 stars Great strategy's for playing, especially when doing the Charleston! (A step in Mah Jongg)
Reviewed in Canada on June 27, 2020
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Very helpful as I love Mah Jongg
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Janet B
4.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT STRATEGIES TO HELP WIN IN MAH JONGG!
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2012
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Elaine Sandberg is a Mah Jongg instructor. This book is a follow-up on her bestseller A Beginner's Guide to Mah Jongg, which I found to be the best book out there for beginners.

In Winning American Mah Jongg Strategies, Sandberg's strategies and tips are excellent and clearly written. She shows you how to choose a hand, know your power tiles, learn what to keep and what to discard, how to change a hand when you have to and basically how to sharpen your skills.

There are Summaries and Practice Exercises available. At the end of the Guide, there is a quiz which poses questions and situations that you will face in every game. The answers are also given.

Although this Guide is excellent, I felt the last twenty pages could have been better used. In place of the origin of Chinese Mah Jongg vs American Mah Jongg, I would have liked to see more games and strategies in its place. Also, there was an error when Sandberg referred to the wrong game card year. Every year there is a new game card printed. However, this didn't affect the strategies and tips used.

I highly recommend this Guide for the Novice Player.
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maureen Anne cielinski
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely informative.
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2017
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Great source of information for novice player.
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Canada_consumer
4.0 out of 5 stars Great companion book to her beginner's guide...
Reviewed in Canada on March 29, 2014
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I used this book to move forward in my skills after taking some lessons and reading Elaine Sandberg's Beginner's Guide to Mah Jongg. Recommend this book for sure!!
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