In other words, the shuffling is where the action happens: the boisterous fun, the communal spirit, the all-important gossip. Not so for Jennifer Brown, whose post about her mom’s auto table has now garnered nearly 20 million views. Ms. Brown credits the table with inspiring her and her sisters to finally learn the Filipino style of mahjong her mother plays. “Before, when my mom would play it and mix the tiles by hand, it just didn’t seem as interesting,” she said. “But adding a table that shuffled for you and rolled the dice for you made it exciting to us.”

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Persons: Joy, ”, Jennifer Brown, Brown Organizations: Joy Luck, Rich Locations: TikTok