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The traditional 144 tile game in a tin that closes flat. Tiles at 20 or 26 mm, a playing cloth folded inside, and nothing that rattles in a suitcase.
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Description
keyboard_arrow_downThis is the 144 tile game: three suits, winds, dragons, flowers, no jokers. It is the set most of the world calls simply mahjong, and it is a different game from the American 166 tile version. The tiles do not interchange between the two.
What changes here is the scale. A standard Chinese tile runs around 40 mm tall. These are 20 or 26 mm, small enough that a full wall of 144 tiles builds on a tray table, a picnic blanket or a kitchen counter that also holds dinner.
Most travel sets ship in a fabric case or a hinged wooden box, and both have the same weakness: they open in a bag. A tin closes on its own hinge and holds shut under the weight of what is packed on top. It also does not absorb humidity the way a cardboard lined case does, which matters if the set lives in a car or a beach house through a summer.
The lid takes the playing cloth folded flat. That cloth is not decoration: mini tiles on a bare table are loud, and they slide. On cloth they sit where they are placed.
The 20 mm tiles genuinely disappear into a carry-on. They suit a player who already knows the tile faces and reads them by pattern. The 26 mm size is the compromise most people end up happy with: it still packs small, but the characters stay legible under a dim lamp across a table of four.
If the set is for a household where someone is learning, take the 26 mm.
Melamine at this size still takes a cut engraving with colour laid into it, so the markings survive shuffling. Wipe with a barely damp cloth. Count the tiles back into the tin at the end of a session, because a 20 mm tile that lands in a car seat is gone.
What's included
keyboard_arrow_downSpecifications
keyboard_arrow_down| Tiles | 144 |
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| Tile size | 20 x 14 x 10 mm or 26 x 18 x 12 mm |
| Material | Melamine |
| Weight | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Box | Hinged tin |
| Colours | Jade white, pink, green, Lantian jade |
| Age | 14 and over |
Actual size
Drawn to scale. Tile 20 x 14 x 10 mm, next to a standard credit card.
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.
Win the game by completing a full Mahjong hand before the other players. Strategy, observation, and timing are key — every decision can change the outcome of the game and make each round exciting and unique.
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A current set is worth what it does at a table, which comes down to count, tile size and the container. This one is the full 144 in a hinged tin with a playing cloth, at 1 kg, with tiles at 20 or 26 mm. Older Chinese sets belong to a separate market, valued by collectors on material and completeness rather than playability, and worth having appraised before anyone plays with them.
Partly. An American set holds 166 tiles, which is the traditional 144 plus jokers and blanks, so the tiles you need are in there once the extras are set aside. What differs is not the equipment but the play: the American game runs on a yearly card of standing hands, the Chinese game on its own scoring. This set is the 144 count directly, with no jokers to pull out before a hand starts.
Every tile is moulded, then engraved and filled with colour, and 144 of them have to match. Doing that at 20 mm is harder than at full size rather than easier, because the cut still has to read across a table. Then there is the container, which is where sets are usually cheapened: a hinged tin holds shut in a bag where a fabric case opens, and the cloth folded in the lid comes with it.
The kong box is the reserved end of the wall, also called the dead wall. It is the last fourteen tiles, set aside so that a player who declares a kong or draws a flower takes a replacement from there rather than from the live wall. The hand ends when the live wall runs out, with the kong box left standing. Separating it is the first thing done once the wall has been built and broken.
