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Welcome to our Downtown Decatur Mahjong and Game Social Club!
Join us for a variety of fun and social activities including Social, Cribbage Card Game, Cards Games, American Mahjongg, Recommended Boardgames, Learn to play chess, Paired Card Games (Canasta and Cribbage), Adult Co-ed MahJong and Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the games, we invite you to come together for some friendly competition and camaraderie. Our main focus in on Mahjong. Let's connect, play, and have a great time together in Downtown Decatur! See our Events!

## What we’re about

Join us for a fun and friendly Mah Jongg games with the-Downtown Decatur Adult Co-ed Mahjong Social Club! Whether you're a seasoned player or just curious about this classic game, all skill levels are welcome. Connect with members of the community in Decatur while enjoying a game that blends strategy, skill, and a bit of luck. Mah Jongg is a great way to socialize, relax, and challenge your mind.

Don't worry if you're new to the game - our group is welcoming and happy to help newcomers. (See Lesson offering under events) Bring your tiles and racks, or simply come to learn and observe. We will have a table for beginners and more for Intermediate, advanced players.

The Venue is in Downtown Decatur at Cafe Lily every Friday. We have 6 tables for 24 players and chairs for newbies that want to watch. Cafe Lily. 1130 Meet for lunch, Play at 1245ish to 245P max. We just show up to have lunch, a table for 4 to 8 is ready for us.
Our other times to play are the 1st and 3rd Weds and the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6;30 PM at Bench Warmers in Decatur.

We're moving all our meet up groups to our main group and all the events are listed, go to: https://www.meetup.com/downtown-decatur-game-and-mahjong-events/?eventOrigin=your_groups. this will be our ONLY meet up group soon.

Let us know. your thoughts or suggestions of other venues or if you would like to be a Host of a Downtown Decatur events, talk to the Organization team.

Our Second Quarter Beginner Series of Lessons Cafe Lily, see the events page.​ Our next series of Lessons will start in June 22. But come by any time we are playing and check us out, watch and learn.

Please order your 2025 OFFICIAL Mahjong card: https://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org/store.aspx#
they are $14 or $15 for Large type.  (We suggest Large Type Card) Only, order from the National Org, as many bootlegged cards out on amazon, Walmart and other places.  New cards come out every end of March , which keeps the game interesting. We do have about 4 cards extra from our recent order, just ask. Whitney and Laura have some for our lessons but you do have time to order your own.

We will use Official 2025 Cards. Bring you 2025 card or your new one. (we have extra's you can borrow until your card comes). First meet up was April 11th, 2025 and we had 11 players of which 6 were beginners, but we are growing. We now have over 50 members.

We are asking members to pay your annual membership fee of $10, please use My Zelle. Barbara Rowland 404-314-9092 barb@barbrowland.com. ​or my Venmo. @barbara-rowland-0   (404-314-9092) . Instead of the PayPal meet up which is automatically set up. They charge us $2.25 per $10 charge. The dues are to offset our yearly  Meet up Organization fee, supplies, expenses, and a small reserve fund. You can come some time for free to check us out, as you have 30 days free if you are not sure you want to join.

Please look at our previous discussions for more info and history of our new group.
Looking forward to seeing you and enjoying MahJong, Socializing and Learning!
Barb
All Events on Fridays are Sponsored by Cafe Lily https://www.cafelily.com or Bench Warmers Decatur on Game Nights. https://benchwarmersgrill.com/

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