>>280683382
Since mahjong is only 4-players its hard to get a good time for newbies who want to learn if the players want to get an actual game going on. Teaching newbies gives up too much information about tiles and slows down the game to make it viable. It's best to have dedicated lessons for newbies instead of them joining the actual games. There's some regulars that don't mind giving out lessons. If you want to learn it's better if you ask them for one.