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Chinese Mahjong

Mahjong Set with Table - Carnelian

A mini set that arrives with its own playing surface, 144 hand carved tiles for 2 to 4 players in a room without a spare table.

Brings its own surface, so no dining table has to be cleared
Plays with two as well as four, so it stays in use
Hand carved faces stay readable at this small size
Packs onto a shelf rather than into a cupboard

$139.99

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The surface is the interesting part

Mahjong sets are sold as tiles and the table is assumed. In a flat with one table that also holds dinner, homework and everything else, that assumption is why a set gets played twice a year.

A set that arrives with its own surface removes the negotiation. It goes on a coffee table, a bed, a desk, and the game starts.

2 players as well as 4

Mahjong is 4 player game and most sets are sold on that basis, which quietly limits when they come out. 2 player variant means the set works on a weekday evening with one other person, rather than waiting for a group.

The 2 player game is shorter, the wall is smaller, and the scoring is simplified. It is not the full game, and it is what keeps a set in circulation between proper sessions.

Hand carved at mini size

Small tiles are usually printed because carving them is slow. Printed markings on a 20 mm face wear noticeably within a year of regular play, and unevenly, so the set becomes inconsistent before it becomes unusable. Carved markings sit below the wearing surface and do not do that.

What mini costs

Legibility. At this size four people will lean in more than they would at a full sized table, and someone learning the tile faces will find it harder. In exchange the whole game fits in a bag and lives on a shelf.

Care

Barely damp cloth. Count the tiles back in every session, because at this size a stray tile is a lost tile.

144 mini acrylic tiles
1 playing surface

Tiles: 144
Set weight: 2.6 lb (1.2 kg)

Tiles	144
Material	Acrylic
Finish	Hand carved
Players	2 to 4
Weight	1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
Age	12 and over

Three things tell you more about a set than its price.

Weight. A full-size set runs around 2 to 3 kg; a travel set can be under 1 kg. That difference is what you feel when you shuffle, and it is listed in the specifications on every page here.

Material. Melamine and acrylic give a bright click. Stone, bone and denser composites are duller and heavier in the hand. Neither is better: they suit different tables.

Tile size. From 30 mm upward reads comfortably from the seat opposite. Between 24 and 29 mm suits two players better than four. Below 24 mm is made to pack, not to read at a distance.

You do not need an expensive set to play well. You need one your table can read and you are happy to handle.

Orders are processed within 1 to 2 business days, with tracking on every parcel. Delivery across the United States takes 10 to 25 days and costs $9.95, one flat rate charged once per order whatever the number of items.

Changed your mind? You have 30 days from delivery to request a return, unused and in its original packaging. Approved refunds go back to your original payment method within 3 business days.

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Play tonight

Tiles, and everything the case holds, in one box. Unwrap it, deal a hand, and your table is running.

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The sound alone

Shuffling a real set is half the pleasure. Weight in your hand, that clack across the table: you can hear it before you see it.

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Yours for twenty years

A set outlasts the group it started with. Choose one you'll still want on the table when someone else is dealing.

Frequently asked questions

For a group playing weekly, the shuffle is the tax on the evening: a few minutes between every hand, 20 times over. An automatic table removes it, and the value is measured in whether you play often enough to notice. For occasional play, a set with its own surface answers the smaller version of the same problem, which is having somewhere to play at all.

Big enough that 4 players can build a wall and still have room for racks and a drink, and small enough that everyone can reach the centre without standing. The tile size shifts the answer, since a large tile needs a longer wall. This set uses mini tiles and comes with a surface cut for them, so the question is answered inside the box rather than by measuring furniture.

A dedicated table is furniture built for one game, and furniture is priced by size and weight before anything else. Automatic tables add a mechanism underneath, which is where the cost really sits. The alternative most households take is a playing surface rather than a table: it defines the area and protects the furniture without asking a room to be given over to mahjong.

Specialist sellers, mostly, since general furniture retailers do not carry them. Before looking, decide which problem you have. If it is that shuffling takes too long, you want an automatic table. If it is that there is nowhere to play, a set that arrives with its own surface solves that at a fraction of the cost and stores on a shelf afterwards.

Play in Style with The Mahjong Section

A mahjong set is handled more than almost anything else in the house: every tile passes through four pairs of hands, several times a game.

That is what we select for. Tiles that read clearly from the far side of the table, edges that stay clean, and a case that still closes after a few seasons of being carried around.

A Set Worth Collecting

Sets differ in ways that only show at the table: the weight of a tile in the hand, how a crak reads from three seats away, whether the case survives the trip to a friend’s house.

When we have the figures, we publish them: tile count, tile size, weight and material. When we do not have one, we leave it out rather than guess.