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Chinese Mahjong

Portable Chinese Mahjong Set - Cassia

A compact Chinese set for family and outdoor play, at a weight that makes bringing it along an afterthought rather than a plan.

Under three quarters of a kilo, so it joins an already packed bag
Built for outdoors, where small tiles hold and tall ones roll
Suits a family table spanning ages and experience
Compact enough for a coffee table, where unplanned games start

$79.99

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The only test a travel set has to pass

Everything about a portable game comes down to one moment: somebody is closing a bag and decides whether the set comes. Under a kilo, it comes without thinking. Over two, it gets left, and the holiday happens without it.

This set sits well under that line, which is more consequential than any feature on the specification.

Outdoors, and why small helps

Playing outside is where full sized sets fail. Picnic tables have gaps, blankets have folds, and a tall tile topples on both. Small tiles have a lower centre of gravity and stay standing.

Daylight also does small tiles a favour: markings that are tiring under an evening lamp are perfectly clear in a garden.

A family table

Mixed tables are the normal case rather than the exception: someone who has played for 30 years, someone learning, and someone who is mostly there for the company. A compact set suits that because it lowers the stakes. Nobody is precious about a set that lives in a bag.

What to add

A portable set almost never includes a cloth, and on a bare outdoor table that is the first thing you will want. Tiles slide on wood and clatter on stone; a folded cloth solves both and weighs nothing.

Racks are the second addition, though many groups playing outdoors simply hold their hands, which works when everybody is doing the same thing.

Care

Dry the tiles if they have been on damp grass before putting them away. Barely damp cloth otherwise. Count the tiles back in every single time, which matters more outdoors than anywhere else because grass swallows them.

Full portable Chinese mahjong set

Set weight: 1.4 lb (0.65 kg)

Type	Portable Chinese set
Use	Family and outdoor
Weight	0.65 kg (1.4 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

Yes, with tiles left over. An American set contains the suits, winds, dragons and flowers that Chinese play uses, plus jokers and blanks that it does not, so you set the extras aside and play normally. The reverse does not work: a Chinese set has no jokers, and American play is built around them. Tile size differs between the two as well, which matters if your racks were made for one of them.

One that is easy to read and easy not to worry about. Beginners handle tiles clumsily, so a compact set that lives in a bag suits learning better than something treated as an heirloom. This one weighs 0.65 kg and is rated for players of 12 and over, which fits a family table where experience varies widely. Add a cloth, since tiles slide on a bare surface and new players knock them more.

The Chinese set stops at 144 tiles and has no jokers. The American set adds jokers and spares, runs to 160 or more, and uses larger tiles that need racks to hold a hand upright. A Chinese set cannot play an American card. It can, on the other hand, be carried without thinking about it, which at 0.65 kg is the whole point of this one.

The test is whether it gets packed. At 0.65 kg this one goes into a bag that is already full without anyone weighing the decision, which is the whole point of a travel set. Small tiles also behave better outdoors, since a low tile stands where a tall one topples on a picnic table or a blanket. Bring a cloth as well, because bare stone and wood are both loud and slippery.

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.