Jenn’s Corner #33: Book it!
We finally have a date! On September 1st, 2009, my book, Reach Mahjong: The Only Way to Play will finally be available to purchase. You can already pre-order it and the e-copy of the book is already available as well!
http://www.shoplva.com/ProductDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=1556
It has been a long process, but an amazing experience and I have to say that I am extremely proud of what I’ve done. It may sound like I’m tooting my own horn, but I started writing this over 2 years ago and it’s hard to believe that it’s finally finished. I have all of you to thank for your ongoing support of this site and me personally for the past 3 years.
The support increases as time goes on too! My sister, in particular, has decided to help me with my promotion and started a campaign and a group on Facebook to challenge Stephen Colbert (from the Colbert Report) to a game of Mahjong! (Please join the group! If you have Facebook, please join the group “Send Jenn to battle Colbert!” and support us!
The book itself is a guide to the game from A to Z. I start with the most basic of rules and explain all the details of setting up the game, playing and scoring. The 2nd section is variations, focusing on 2 and 3-player games, since I know the biggest problem for many players is getting 4 players together on a regular basis. This section will give you ideas to work on your game even without a 4th. The final section covers strategy, including all the basics that you’ll need to get started in an experienced game, and get you on a winning path. There is also a detailed glossary, suggesting English terms for all of the Japanese equivalents and explaining the words that you may have heard, but never found the definition for. Finally, in the appendices you’ll learn all of the basic manners that are suggested for quick and trouble-free games.
My book was published by Huntington Press, where Anthony Curtis and Laurie Shaw helped me every step of the way and created a great piece of work. I hope that you will all be able to say that this completes the trifecta, and there is now a competent book available for all major forms of Mahjong (referring, of course, to Tom Sloper’s book on the CO and American rules of the game).
You can buy the book directly from Huntington Press’s site, Shop LVA here , or find it on all of the respective Amazon sites.
I worked hard on it and I want to thank all of you again for all of your help and support. It has been great sharing this experience with you the entire way and I know I’ll continue to look to you for future projects. You’re amazing and wonderful! See you guys on the forums!
