Mahjong Guide

There is a moment, a few months into owning a set, when you notice the tiles don’t sound the way they used to. They clack instead of click. Or the case lid doesn’t quite close. Or a number has worn pale on your most-played tile. None of it is dramatic. It adds up. A good…

Every game has a learning curve, and American mahjong has one of the steeper ones. Not because the rules are hard to read, but because the habits that trip people up are sneaky. You can know the card inside out and still lose half your hands to small, repeatable errors. Here are the mistakes new…