Let’s Play Mah Jongg!

Mah Jongg 1: Learn the history, tiles, card, and game flow.

Mah Jongg 2: Practice the Charleston, play and refine rules.

Mah Jongg Guided Play: Play with instructor guidance.

Classes are 2 hours each, $40 per class. We come to your home, venue of choice, or online.

FAQ:

What is American Mah Jongg?

Mah Jongg is a Chinese tile game. Play consists of picking and discarding to get a combination of 14 tiles that matches one of the many options on a Mah Jongg card. There are three suits: bams, craks, and dots. A hand typically consists of melds, like numbers, in different patterns. The game is played with 4 people, all playing individually to be the first to get Mah Jongg. Every year the National Mah Jongg league creates a card with all the possible options for Mah Jongg- this is the American variation.

Is Mah Jongg like Modern American canasta?

Yes! There are a lot of similarities. They are both rummy-based games that involve forming melds of like numbers. We often think of special hands in canasta as most similar to Mah Jongg.

What variation do you teach and what will I need?

We teach American Mah Jongg following National Mah Jongg League rules. All classes are required to purchase a 2024 NMJL card.

We teach private lessons at your home, online, or venue of choice. Our Mah Jongg classes are customizable. We suggest you start with 3-4 lessons. Sign up with a group of 4 or more.