{"id":139145,"date":"2026-01-27T00:37:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/139145\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T00:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:37:29","slug":"mahjong-mania-a-200-year-old-game-finds-new-life-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/139145\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahjong Mania: A 200-Year-Old Game Finds New Life in El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, a group of El Paso women gather around not just to socialize, but to compete in a game where strategy meets chance. It\u2019s a tradition rooted in skill, sharpened by luck and powered by community.<\/p>\n<p>And while the game itself has been around for more than 200 years, its popularity shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the game that\u2019s kept generations coming back for more? Mahjong.<\/p>\n<p>Once considered a pastime of another era, the classic tile game is seeing a modern revival right here in El Paso monthly at Ella Blu. From beginners to seasoned players &#8211; more people are discovering the challenge, strategy and social connection that makes mahjong so addictive.<\/p>\n<p>BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION<\/p>\n<p>KVIA ABC 7 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by <a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/station\/2022\/07\/15\/community-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">clicking here <\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it <a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every month, a group of El Paso women gather around not just to socialize, but to compete in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":{"0":"post-139145","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}