Mahjong sweeps Maryland, thanks to crak-duo teachers

Mahjong sweeps Maryland, thanks to crak-duo teachers

“Mahjong causes great damage to the human spirit without a single benefit,” a vocalist sings in an upbeat song by Spotify artist Execell. But not according to Randi Jacobson and Leslie Lichtenberg, Baltimore-area players for decades, and teachers of the 19th-century Chinese parlor game since April 2023. “It’s really great for the brain,” Lichtenberg told Baltimore Fishbowl. “It’s really a thinking game, and it’s a little bit of a combination of …