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The smell of saut\u00e9ed prawns wafted through the event hall behind Hot Shot Coffee in Denver, in the US state of Colorado. Cody Peeler, stood behind a rice cooker and a hotplate, worried the aroma would offend the cafe\u2019s clientele.<\/p>\n

But to the dozens who had gathered on a Saturday morning in January to play mahjong, it was a most welcoming sign. It meant Peeler\u2019s mapo tofu<\/span> gumbo station was open.<\/div>\n
Food is a central component of the free monthly meet-up, the Honour Tile Society. Peeler and his partner, the club\u2019s founder, Tiffany Leong, are both chefs and now run the food pop-up, Magnolion, at their mahjong<\/span> events. The club\u2019s first meeting was in March last year. Leong said she can count on 40 to 60 people to attend each month.<\/div>\n

\u201cGames move really quickly,\u201d Leong said. \u201cYou do have to front-load a lot of rules into your brain, but once you get going, it\u2019s really fast-paced and it\u2019s not like some long, arduous tabletop game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game\u2019s rise to popularity<\/h3>\n
The game of mahjong \u2013 where players draw, stack and discard tiles carved with Chinese symbols or characters \u2013 has exploded in popularity across the US<\/span> in recent years. In Denver, neighbourhood or pay-to-play organisations have given players new outlets, although there are plenty of old ones as well, depending on what rules they follow.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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