About this episode

The episode explores the nuances of Mahjong, focusing on its different variants and cultural significance, while discussing a Hallmark movie related to the game.

Mahjong is a niche favorite around these parts. It's hardly universal amongst our crew, but those of us that like it have some serious affection for the old hand-making tile game. But that's talking about riichi mahjong- the Japanese variant of the game. We have a hesitant, ignorant respect for Chinese mahjong, the original. But American mahjong? Yeah... not much respect for that. But surely a Hallmark movie is our avenue to learning to love America's favorite pasttime*. Join Kyrie, Six, and then our honored guests FlannelKat (@flannel.live on bsky, twitch.tv/flannelkat on Twitch) and Fen (@fenic.moe on bsky, and Fate/moon archive on Abnormal Mapping) for a story of life, love, and mahjong. *surely it's not even in the top 100

People in this episode

Hosts: Kyrie, Six

Guests: FlannelKat, Fen

Topics covered

• Mahjong
• Casual gaming
• Cultural differences
• Board games
• Love stories

Keywords

• Mahjong
• riichi mahjong
• Chinese mahjong
• American mahjong
• Hallmark movie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scanline Media

Books & works: Hallmark movie

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