Mah Jongg History Set to Grow at Jaques
Mah Jongg History
In 1895, Stewart Culin, an American anthropologist, wrote a paper in which mahjong was mentioned.
Shortly after this Jaques imported the first Mah Jongg Sets for sale in the UK
This is the first known written account of mahjong in any language other than Chinese. By 1910, there were written accounts in many languages, including French and Japanese. In 1920, Abercrombie & Fitch became the first-ever American brand to introduce the game. It became a success in New York, and the owner of the company, Ezra Fitch, sent emissaries to Chinese villages to buy every set of mahjong they could find. Abercrombie & Fitch sold a total of 12,000 sets. slightly more than Jaques of London!
December 16, 2009 at 3:50 pm | Guide, Mah Jongg, Rules, Start | No comment
Chess Competition Won by Adhiban
Another Superb Chess game Played to win Title
CHENNAI: Baskaran Adhiban scaled a new high on Sunday by winning the National Premier Chess Championship in Mumbai. The Chennaiite who has been making rapid progress secured the National title with a victory over 2008 world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta in the 12th round. He has so far secured 9.5 points in 12 rounds.
Chess Won in Final Set
The final round will be played tomorrow. Incidentally, Adhiban retained the National B title in Kolkata, which is the qualifying event for Nationals. After missing a GM norm in the Kolkata International this year he earned his 1st GM norm in the ongoing Nationals.
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December 14, 2009 at 3:31 pm | Chess, Clubs, Competitions, Moves, Playing, Set, Sets | No comment
History of Crokinole Board Games
Crokinole – History of the board game
The earliest known crokinole board was made by craftsman, Eckhardt Wettlaufer in 1876 in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Several other home-made boards of southwestern Ontario origin, and dating from the 1870s have been discovered since the 1990s. Crokinole is often believed to be of Mennonite or Amish origins, but there is no factual data to support such a claim. The reason for this misconception may be due to its popularity in Mennonite and Amish sects.
December 14, 2009 at 3:26 pm | Buying Crokionle, Crokinole, Crokinole Guide | No comment
Playing Backgammon Game Sets
How to Win at Backgammon
The key reason that poker is profitable for so many players is the simple fact that it is a game where it is very easy to delude yourself into thinking that you are good at
It is very easy to delude yourself in poker and just start playing on auto pilot in the belief that you are somehow innately superior than those around you.
As most of what is happening in poker is going on under the surface, weak players can easily believe that they are good players, as they are missing a whole host of flaws in their game that are hidden by the secluded nature of the game, as well as the massive amounts of luck involved.
December 11, 2009 at 12:47 pm | Backgammon, Board, Games Board News, Sets | No comment
Mah Jongg and the Jewish Communtiy
Mah Jongg play and Enjoyment
Mah jongg, the tile game created in China and made famous by Jewish women in the early decades of the 20th century, has experienced a resurgence in recent years. While Hollywood power players hold parties where guests play the game and mah jongg-themed tchotchkes take up room in the Jewish kitsch machine, a new generation of devotees is coming face to face with the National Mah Jongg League, the game’s notorious gatekeepers, alternately known as the “mah jongg mafia” and the “mah jongg police.”
December 4, 2009 at 5:28 pm | Guide, Mah Jongg, Rules, Start | No comment
Backgammon grows in Denmark
Backgammon in Denmark
Backgammon League Set
Playing Backgammon Board games has always been a popular in Denmark, it is mostly played as a café recreation; but in 1987 the power of the people was mobilized when the Danish Backgammon Federation and Games League was established.
In short order, the Federation organized a system of intra-national leagues, with many of the participating teams finding sponsors in the cafes from which their members hailed.
December 4, 2009 at 11:26 am | Backgammon, Board, Games Board News, Wooden, Wooden Board Game | No comment
