The wall has been read.

The week after National Mahjong Day, the community exhales, and Prim reads the wall. She makes the case that the 2468 section is where games are quietly won, answers a Mother's Day question nine of you asked, and remembers Elaine Sandberg, the teacher whose book has been handed mother-to-daughter for twenty-five years. Plus the play mat, the Mediterranean cruise that's nearly sold, and the surprisingly young story of the Mah Jongg World Championship.The Draw: a quieter week, a Sunday on the calendarCrak the Card: the 2468 sectionThe Table Is Asking: the Mother's Day gift questionWho's Talking: Elaine SandbergTile Envy: the play matSet Your Rack: Mediterranean / San Diego / locals / summer dropsCrak Intelligence: the World Championship is newer than you thinkA Small Sunday Note