How to Play Chinese Mahjong
Lapham Community Center
Book this class on Lapham Community Center's siteThere are 3 beginner class listings in New Canaan. Listed prices run from $40 to $100 (typical: $70). See the list below and book directly with the venue.
From 2 listed starting prices (free classes excluded).
Prices change — confirm the current price with the venue before booking.
Lapham Community Center
Book this class on Lapham Community Center's siteNew Canaan Nature Center
Price note: $100 per person
Book this class on New Canaan Nature Center's siteLapham Community Center
Price note: $40.00 Res (resident rate)
Book this class on Lapham Community Center's site1 of the 3 mahjong lessons in New Canaan is free to attend; the rest run from $40 to $100 (typical: $70). Every figure is computed from the listings themselves, not estimated.
No. Beginner sessions start with the tiles themselves — how the walls are built, the Charleston, and what a finished hand looks like. Most run a short teach-the-rules round before play.
Tiles are supplied at almost every venue, and most classes lend or include the current year's card. If you'd like to confirm, the organiser's page says so.
Two hours is typical for a first lesson, and most people leave able to play a full hand with the card in front of them. Fluent recognition of the hands takes a season of regular play.
No. Tables run from retirees to college students — the game is pattern recognition and table talk, not a fitness test, and most groups are glad to have new players of any age.