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A 144 tile set at 26 mm with illustrated backs, compact enough to travel and decorated rather than traditional.
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Description
keyboard_arrow_downThe decoration is on the backs. The faces carry the standard suits, winds, dragons and flowers, so the game plays exactly as it does on any traditional set and anyone who knows mahjong can sit down without adjusting.
That is worth stating plainly, because illustrated sets are often assumed to be toys. This is a full 144 tile set that happens to look different when the wall is face down.
The size that most households settle on for a compact set. Smaller than a 40 mm household tile, noticeably larger and easier to read than a 20 mm travel tile. It builds a wall on a coffee table without anyone squinting.
Illustrated sets bring people to mahjong who would never pick up a traditional one, and that is their actual value. A set that looks approachable gets opened by somebody who assumed the game was not for them, and the game does the rest.
They also travel well as gifts for players who already own a serious set and would enjoy a second one that is not.
If the set is for someone who already plays, an illustrated one is a second set rather than a replacement, and it will be used for casual evenings rather than serious ones. If it is for someone who does not yet play, it is often the better first set, because it does not announce that the game is difficult.
Either way the count is full and the faces are standard, so nothing about the game itself is compromised by the decoration.
Barely damp cloth. Printed backs wear faster than engraved faces, so avoid abrasive cleaning entirely and keep the set out of direct sun, which fades illustration before it fades tile colour.
What's included
keyboard_arrow_downSpecifications
keyboard_arrow_down| Tiles | 144 |
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| Tile size | 26 mm |
| Certification | CE |
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) |
| Age | 14 and over |
Shipping & returns
keyboard_arrow_downOrders leave our warehouse within 24 hours on business days, with tracking on every parcel. Standard shipping across the United States takes 3 to 6 business days and is free over $34.99 — $5.90 below that. Express delivery arrives in 2 business days.
Changed your mind? You have 15 days from delivery to send it back, unused and in its original packaging. Once we receive and check the return, the refund goes back to your original payment method.
Perfect for game nights !
The quality honestly surprised me. The tiles feel premium, easy to read, and the antique box looks beautiful on the table. We’ve already used it several times with friends and everyone loved it. Definitely worth it!
Counted by hand
Every set is opened, counted and checked before it leaves us. What the listing says is what lands on your table.
Made to travel
Cases close flat and latch properly. Take the set to a friend's place without leaving half of it behind.
Easy on the eyes
Deep, clean engraving on tiles that read at a glance, under lamplight as well as daylight.
Experience the timeless joy of Mahjong with beautifully crafted sets designed for both play and display.
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At the beginning of the game, all Mahjong tiles are shuffled face down on the table. Each player then stacks their tiles into a wall. Once the walls are connected together, every player draws their starting hand of tiles.
Players take turns drawing one tile and discarding another. The goal is to slowly build the perfect combination of sequences, pairs, and matching sets while paying attention to the tiles discarded by opponents.
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A kit is priced on its parts. There are 144 tiles to mould and finish, and anything added to that, dice, a cloth, a case, racks, multiplies through the whole package. Decorated sets carry a further cost, since printed backs are a separate production step repeated on every tile. This one keeps to the tiles alone at 26 mm and 1.7 kg, which is where a set stays affordable without giving up the full traditional count.
Most people picture the faces, but the wall is what sits in front of you for most of a game, and on a traditional set it is a row of blanks. Illustrated backs change the look of the table without touching play, because the faces here carry the standard suits, winds, dragons and flowers. At 26 mm the pattern still reads clearly from a seat away, which a smaller travel tile cannot manage.
Resale value sits almost entirely with old bone and bamboo sets that are complete and boxed. Modern sets, illustrated or traditional, are worth roughly what they cost to replace, and a set missing tiles is worth very little to anyone. What holds their value in use is completeness, which is why counting all 144 tiles back in at the end of an evening matters more than anything else you do to a set.
Set that question aside and look at the tile instead. Size decides most of the experience: around 40 mm is a household tile, 26 mm is a compact one that still builds a wall on a coffee table, and under 26 mm you are into travel sizes where legibility suffers. This set is 26 mm and 1.7 kg with the full 144 count, which is the middle ground for a household that plays on whatever table happens to be free.
