Beginners American Mahjong

It’s not your grandma’s Mahjong anymore!

When you hear American Mahjong do you think ‘old ladies’? Well, we’re here to tell you it’s not your grandma’s game anymore! Everyone is playing this crazy fun game of strategy and luck. Students, book clubs, wine groups, celebrities, and families are hooked. San Diego based Beginner’s American Mahjong is your go-to resource for learning, playing, and enjoying all things mahjong. Check us out, follow us on social, and see what the buzz is all about!

Four people sitting around a table playing Mahjong, holding Mahjong scorecards, with tiles on the table. There’s a lamp and paintings in the background.
Three gift bags with blue and light blue stripes, filled with blue tissue paper, placed on a countertop with decorative items in the background.
Collage featuring Mahjong tiles, a blue T-shirt with Mahjong design, and Mahjong-themed cup and statue.

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Do your tiles make your heart go pitty-pat?
Do your tiles make your heart go pitty-pat?

There are about two bazillion choices when it comes to mahjong tiles. That might be a conservative estimate. Never mind the whole traditional vs. contemporary debate. That's strictly personal preference, akin to the ketchup on hot dogs debate. We all have our opinions and we're entitled to them–even if they're wrong! Kidding, not kidding.

So it's no surprise that one of the most commonly

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To gossip or not to gossip…
To gossip or not to gossip…

Our mothers taught us to stay silent if we didn’t have something nice to say. Mae West suggested that if we didn’t have anything nice to say, we should sit next to her! And yet none of that is really the issue with mahjong.

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Traditional vs. Contemporary
Traditional vs. Contemporary

American mahjong is an adaptation of the Chinese game. Contrary to what I believed when I first started playing, the original Chinese version is not ‘ancient’. It came to popularity with Chinese aristocracy sometime in the 1880s and to the United States by wealthy American travelers who were enamoured of the beautiful  tiles and the excitement of the game.

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