What's the Deal With Mahjong?

Inexplicably confusing yet undeniably addicting, the traditional Chinese game is taking Saratoga by storm.

A group of ladies playing Mahjong at Wilton Mall last fall (Photo by Kyle Adams)

When I first started noticing people playing Mahjong around town—at Kaffee House on West Ave and at the Saratoga Y—I figured the game was like Rummikub. (I hate Rummikub.) But the more I learned about it, the more intrigued I became.