CLEVELAND, Ohio — America is no stranger to game fads — from the bridge craze in the 1930s to bunco in the mid-2000s, people always seem to find a way to gather over a little friendly competition.

Front Range Mahjong grows from 4 tables to 11 as players say the game is building lasting friendships in Central Springs.

The social club devoted to this traditional tile game aims to bring Malaysians of all ages together, one pong at a time.

Mahjong, a four-person game similar to rummy, skyrocketed in popularity in the past year. And it’s turned into a pricey consumer ecosystem.

A new Hallmark movie, "All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong," is bringing the classic tile game to a wider audience. Mahjong is a tile-based game of strategy and luck that originated in 19th-century China.