Mahjong Table Mat - Holly

A rubber table mat in 3 published sizes, so it can be matched to the table instead of overhanging it or leaving edges bare.

3 published sizes, so the mat fits your table exactly
Rubber holds table and tiles, so nothing drifts mid hand
Deadens the shuffle, which is what allows evening play
Saves a dining table from years of dragged tiles

$109.99

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3 sizes, and how to choose

Mat size is usually left vague, which reliably produces a mat that either overhangs the table or leaves the outer edges bare. Neither is workable: an overhang catches sleeves, and a bare edge is where tiles slide.

Measure the table and take the size that sits just inside it. For a standard square dining table, 90 cm is usually right. For a small kitchen table, 70.

What a mat does

Three things at once. It grips the table so it does not travel during a shuffle. It grips the tiles so a wall stays where it is built. And it absorbs the noise, which on a hard table is loud enough to be a genuine constraint in an apartment.

A fourth benefit is that tiles lying flat can be picked up from a soft surface without scraping a fingernail underneath.

Protecting the table

Worth stating for anyone playing on furniture they care about. A mahjong set is dragged across its table hundreds of times a year, and the fine scratching it leaves eventually shows in raking light.

Care

Wipe clean with a damp cloth. Store rolled rather than folded: folds in rubber become permanent creases, and a tile sitting on a crease sits unevenly.

1 rubber mahjong table mat

Set weight: 2.0 lb (0.91 kg)

Sizes	70 cm, 80 cm, 90 cm
Material	Rubber
Weight	0.9 kg (2 lb)

A mat does two things: it quiets the table, and it stops tiles sliding while you build the wall.

Size. Measure your table first. A mat that overhangs will rumple under the racks; one cut too small leaves a lip that catches tiles.

Surface. Silicone and rubber grip well and wipe clean. Felt is softer under the hand and quieter, and it marks more easily.

How it stores. A rolled mat keeps its surface flat. A folded one creases along the folds, and the crease can stay.

If your table is already covered in cloth, you may not need one at all.

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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Your table, your taste

Bright and floral, or dark and moody: the mat is the first thing your group sees when they sit down.

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Worth a photo

The setup you'll want to send to the group chat before anyone's touched a tile.

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Change it, change the night

Same tiles, new mat, a table that feels like a different room. The easiest thing to swap and the biggest thing to notice.

Frequently asked questions

Need is a strong word, but a mat fixes problems most players tolerate for years. Rubber grips the table so nothing drifts mid hand, it deadens the shuffle enough to make late play workable with neighbours below, and it protects a dining table from the fine scratching that hundreds of games leave behind. At 0.9 kg it rolls up and lives in a corner rather than taking a drawer.

Three things. Grip on both faces, so the mat holds the table and the tiles hold the mat. Enough give that a tile lying flat can be lifted without scraping a fingernail underneath. And a published size, which is rarer than it should be: this one comes in 70, 80 and 90 cm, so it can be matched to a table rather than guessed at. Rubber does the first two and wipes clean with a damp cloth.

Availability changes, so it is worth knowing what you are buying rather than where. The usual disappointment is size: a mat that overhangs catches sleeves, and one that leaves the outer edges bare puts the walls on bare wood. Measure the table and take the size that sits just inside it. For a standard square dining table 90 cm is usually right, while 70 cm suits a small kitchen table.

Specialist mahjong sellers are the reliable route, since general homeware shops stock decorative cloths rather than weighted gaming mats. Wherever you order, check that the size is published and that the backing is rubber rather than plain fabric. This one is listed at 70, 80 and 90 cm and weighs 0.9 kg, which is enough information to match it to a table before it ever arrives.

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.