I Love Mahj Online Game
Online (US)
Platform to play American Mah Jongg online solo against bots or in live games with players across the US, with community groups.
Source: I Love Mahj ↗National
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American Mah Jongg online & nationwide
These 71 American Mah Jongg listings serve players anywhere in the country: 16 shops, 9 places to play, 13 teachers, 8 books, 6 podcasts, 11 newsletters and columns, and 8 YouTubers. Every entry links to the source you can check yourself.
🀄 Places to Play (9)
The Order of the Tile — Play Online
Prim's own — American Mah Jongg played properly, in your browser. A teaching Practice Table where named partners walk you through the Charleston as it happens; private live tables for your own group with optional video; trainers for the Charleston, discards, and reading a new card; a daily streak and standings that remember. One honest rules engine, checked against the published rulebooks, and you always play alongside the card you own. Free to begin.
Real Mah Jongg Online
Online (US)
Site to play American Mah Jongg with your NMJL card online against computers and friends on computer, iPad, or tablet.
Source: Real Mah Jongg ↗National
Mahjong 4 Friends
Online (US)
Live online multiplayer American Mah Jongg with the current NMJL card, Charleston rounds, private rooms, and solo practice.
Source: Mahjong 4 Friends ↗National
American Mahjong Meetup groups (US directory)
Online (US)
Meetup's national topic page listing American-style Mah Jongg groups that organize in-person and online games across the country.
Source: Meetup ↗National
I Love Mahj Online Tournaments
Online (US)
Recurring online American Mah Jongg tournaments open to players nationwide through the I Love Mahj platform.
Source: I Love Mahj ↗National
Mahj Social Club
Austin, TX
American Mahjong club offering private lessons, group classes, open play, and social tournaments to learn, play, and connect.
Source: Mahj Social Club ↗National
Callie's Mahjong
American Mahjong app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android: a four player table against computer opponents, play with friends on the same Wi-Fi or online, a Charleston, and the NMJL 2024 to 2026 cards. Free trial, then a one time purchase for solo play.
Source: calliesmahjong.app ↗National
Mini Mahj Daily
Free daily American Mahjong challenge in the browser: one hand a day, the same deal for everyone, played against the computer, with groups for playing alongside friends.
Source: minimahjdaily.com ↗National
🛍️ Shops & Supplies (16)
National Mah Jongg League — The Store
online (serves CT)
The League's own store sells the annual American Mah Jongg card plus tiles, racks and accessories shipped nationwide including Connecticut.
Source: National Mah Jongg League ↗Connecticut
Yellow Mountain Imports — American Mahjong Sets
online (serves CT)
Online vendor with a dedicated American Mahjong section selling complete sets, tiles, cases and accessories.
Source: Yellow Mountain Imports ↗Connecticut
GammonVillage Mah Jong Shop
online (serves CT)
Online shop carrying mahjong sets, game tiles and matching accessories for American-style play.
Source: GammonVillage ↗Connecticut
Mahj in the Mitten (tiles & accessories)
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids-based American Mahjong teaching brand whose online shop sells mahjong sets, accessories, and league/event registrations.
Source: Mahj in the Mitten ↗Michigan
The Mahj Lodge (shop)
Minnetonka
The Mahj Lodge's website includes a shop section offering Mahjong-related products.
Source: The Mahj Lodge ↗Minnesota
OK Let's Mahjong Shop
Oklahoma City
OK Let's Mahjong sells curated mahjong gear, tiles, and accessories through its online shop, with a student discount.
Source: OK Let's Mahjong ↗Oklahoma
Edmond Mahj Moms Online Store
Edmond
The Edmond Mahj Moms web store sells the Oklahoma Mahjong Set and Oklahoma mahjong products.
Source: Edmond Mahj Moms ↗Oklahoma
Taylor Paladino (Taylor Tiles)
Dallas
Dallas-based watercolor artist selling the 160-tile Taylor Tiles mahjong set, shipping from Dallas (NMJL card sold separately for American play).
National Mah Jongg League Store
Online (US)
The League's own online store sells the annual NMJL card and online game access, straight from the publisher.
Where the Winds Blow
Online (US)
Mah jongg specialty shop since 2000 selling American sets, tournament/jumbo/miniature tiles, custom jokers, and low-vision tiles.
Source: Where the Winds Blow ↗National
Oh My Mahjong
Online (US)
National online shop offering elevated American Mahjong sets, tile collections, bags, racks, and accessories.
Source: Oh My Mahjong ↗National
The Mahjong Line
Online (US)
American Mahjong company selling original-artwork, hand-painted, custom colorway tile sets and stylish accessories.
Source: The Mahjong Line ↗National
Yellow Mountain Imports
Online (US)
Online retailer carrying American Mahjong sets, 166-tile sets, and a wide range of mahjong accessories.
Mah Jongg Maven
Online (US)
Online shop offering premium Mah Jongg supplies including tiles, racks, cases, and gifts.
Source: Mah Jongg Maven ↗National
Salt Lake Mahjong Shop
Salt Lake City
Utah-based online shop selling American Mah Jongg supplies, run by the Salt Lake Mahjong Club.
Talk Tiles to Me Shop
Falls Church
The Falls Church mahjong studio's online shop sells mahjong sets, supplies, gifts, and accessories.
Source: Talk Tiles to Me Shop ↗Virginia
📚 Books & Guides (8)
American Mahjong Learning Guide — Prim's Annotated Rulebook
Prim's own — a 50-page annotated American Mah Jongg rulebook: the Charleston, jokers, scoring, etiquette, and a quick reference, with historical stories woven throughout.
How to Read the NMJL Card
Prim's free guide to reading the National Mah Jongg League card, section by section. Read it once and any year's card opens up.
A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg — Elaine Sandberg & Tom Sloper
The gold-standard beginner's guide, following official NMJL rules (Tuttle).
Source: Amazon ↗National
American Mah Jongg for Everyone — Gregg Swain & Toby Salk
Tiles, rituals, history, and strategy taught with warmth and humor.
Source: The Mahjong Line ↗National
The Little Book of Mahjong — Seth Brown
A compact guide covering both American and Chinese styles of play.
Source: I Love Mahj — Books ↗National
The Great Mahjong Book: History, Lore & Play — Jelte Rep
A richly illustrated history spanning many styles of the game worldwide.
Source: Mahjong Playbook ↗National
Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture — Annelise Heinz
A cultural history of how mahjong shaped American, Chinese American, and Jewish American life.
Source: Sloperama — Book FAQ ↗National
Mahj the Magazine (Kathy Wise)
A quarterly print magazine on the culture, style and strategy of the game, each issue built around a different American city. Four issues a year, by subscription.
Source: Mahj the Magazine ↗National
🎓 Teachers (13)
The Order of the Tile — Prim's Letters & Lessons
Prim's own — written right here in Texas. Weekly letters, the free glossary, the Card Decoder, lessons, and the shop.
Canasta Connection (Emily & Bev)
Cape Cod
Mother-daughter duo Emily Shire and Bev teach American Mah Jongg and Canasta around Boston, Cape Cod, and online.
HayMahj
Greenville
Hayden Wilson teaches multi-level American mahjong classes (101-103) plus private parties and an online course in Greenville and the Upstate.
I Love Mahj Teacher Directory
Online (US)
Searchable national directory of American Mah Jongg teachers, including instructors who offer online and remote classes.
School of American Mah Jongg (MahjongTeacher.com)
Online (US)
Live interactive online classroom teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced-strategy American Mah Jongg from home.
Master Your Mahjong (Gaia Banovich)
Online (US)
Certified American Mahjong instructor Gaia Banovich offers private 90-minute Zoom lessons with flexible scheduling.
Source: Master Your Mahjong ↗National
Marvelous Mrs. Mahj
Encino, CA
American Mah Jongg teacher offering private and group lessons per NMJL rules, plus parties and corporate events.
Mahj Life Instructor Guild Directory
Online (US)
Directory of vetted American Mah Jongg instructors teaching face-to-face and online nationwide, via the Mahj Life Instructor Guild.
Sloperama Find Players, Teachers & Tournaments
Online (US)
Tom Sloper's long-running Maj Exchange tool to locate American Mah Jongg players, teachers, and tournaments by area.
Oh My Mahjong Teacher Locator
Online (US)
National locator tool for finding American Mahjong teachers, including those offering virtual instruction.
MKE Mahjong
Milwaukee
Milwaukee-based business offering modern, social American Mah Jongg lessons and events for beginners, private groups, and team offsites.
Four Winds Lounge
Wisconsin (statewide)
Certified Mah Jongg instructors offering small-group lessons, socials, and corporate events throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Mister Mahjong (Andrew Keeler)
San Francisco
Lessons, meetups and a weekly Ask Mister Mahjong Zoom conversation on Thursdays at 1 PM Pacific, open to players anywhere, plus a weekly newsletter and International Mahjong Week each July.
Source: linktr.ee ↗California
🎧 Podcasts (6)
The Order of the Tile Podcast
Prim's own. Secrets from the American Mahjong table, read aloud, one letter at a time. On Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The Mahjcast: Two Bros Talk Mahjong
Jason and Ira take the community itself as the subject: the debates, the tournaments, the personalities, the drama. Weekly, and deliberately not a how-to.
Source: Apple Podcasts ↗National
Mahjong & Mics
Tina and Michelle on game nights, accessories, and the people at the table, with guests who have done unlikely things with tiles. Sixty-plus episodes and still going.
Source: Apple Podcasts ↗National
Tile Talk
Elizabeth, Christina and Marshall on National Mah Jongg League play, where house rules depart from it, and long interviews with people building things for the game.
Source: Apple Podcasts ↗National
Little House of Mahj
Four sisters, weekly, on scoring, slamming, purchases they regret, and the kinds of player you meet. Light and easy company.
Source: Apple Podcasts ↗National
Mah Jongg Mondays
Fern Bernstein's run of 98 episodes, with guests on the card, strategy and rules. New episodes stopped in 2025, and the back catalogue is worth working through.
Source: Apple Podcasts ↗National
✉️ Newsletters & Columns (11)
The Order of the Tile, Prim's Letters
Prim's own. The weekly letter, free, and every past edition in the archive.
The Mah Jongg Insider
Free and weekly, from the American Mah Jongg Association, which calls it the largest readership in American Mah Jongg. Strategy questions answered, tile-keeping decisions, and rule clarifications.
Source: The Mah Jongg Insider ↗National
Mahj Tile Talk
Tricia Conover on Substack: instructor profiles, tournament reports, tablescapes, and a three-part review of each new card, with a wine pairing at the end. Free to read, paid for the archive.
Source: Substack ↗National
Sloper on Mah-Jongg (Tom Sloper)
Tom Sloper has been answering rules questions and writing a strategy column since the 1990s, and the archive runs to hundreds of them. He says plainly on the site that there is no mailing list and never will be, so you read it where it lives.
Source: Sloperama ↗National
Mahjongg blog (Linda)
A player's diary of National Mah Jongg League play, kept since 2010. The spring card posts read the new card against the last one, and the March 2026 entry marks the sextet coming back after more than twenty years away.
Source: Mahjongg blog ↗National
The Mah Jongg Network Email Update
Free and roughly weekly, from the people behind the Mah Jongg Network cards. Tips, rules questions and answers, photos, and recipes.
Source: Mah Jongg Network ↗National
National Mah Jongg League Bulletin
The League's own bulletin, mailed each January to anyone who buys the card directly from it, and where the year's rule clarifications appear first. The current issue is linked from the League's home page.
Eddie's List (San Francisco Bay Area)
Eddie Hernandez sends a free weekly Bay Area events letter and keeps a standing mahjong page inside it: classes, meetups and open play from Marin down to San Jose. Most of the letter is not mahjong, and the mahjong guide is the reason to keep it.
Source: Eddie's List ↗California
Missy Mahjong NEWSletter
Michelle, who plays as Missy Mahjong, writes about a purposeful and playful life, and it is the only place her lessons, open play and fundraisers get announced. Mahjong is a thread through it rather than the whole of it.
Source: Missy Mahjong ↗National
Mah Jongg and Me (Ann Israel)
Ann Israel, who co-wrote Mah Jongg: The Art of the Game, kept a diary of NMJL play, entertaining and tile history here for years. The last post is March 2022, so read it as an archive rather than a running letter.
Source: Mah Jongg and Me ↗National
Mahjong Treasures (Gregg Swain)
Gregg Swain, the other half of Mah Jongg: The Art of the Game, spent years reading the pictures on old tiles and boxes against Chinese art and telling you what they mean. The posts stop in January 2021 and the archive is still the best writing on the subject.
Source: Mahjong Treasures ↗National
📺 YouTubers (8)
Michele Frizzell, #MAHJLIFE
Livestreamed learning labs most days of the week on National Mah Jongg League play, on top of a very deep back catalogue of fundamentals and strategy lessons. The biggest American Mah Jongg channel we found.
Source: YouTube ↗National
Southern Sparrow
The nine-part Mahj 101 series is one of the gentlest ways into the game, and the short videos take apart the rules myths players keep repeating. From the tile and accessory shop of the same name.
Source: YouTube ↗National
Modern Mahjong
Short daily talks on reading the card, when you are committed to a tile, and which hands are actually winning this year. Hundreds of clips going back years.
Source: YouTube ↗National
MahjCon (Debbie Barnett)
Skill Building Wednesdays runs most weeks, and the annual card review walks every section carefully. MahjCon is a registered nonprofit and runs the School of American Mah Jongg.
Source: YouTube ↗National
Lara's Mahjong Edit
Short, confident videos on the mistakes that cost you hands, from an OMM-certified instructor. Good for one lesson before your game.
Source: YouTube ↗National
Flying Tiles: All about American Mah Jongg
Beginner lessons and one-topic strategy videos taught strictly on National Mah Jongg League rules, including the sextet and closed-hand traps.
Source: YouTube ↗National
Oh My Mahjong
The numbered Mastering Mahjong 101 series works through pace, calling a tile, and the rhythm of the table. From the company behind the OMM instructor network.
Source: YouTube ↗National
Rack It! Mahjong
A small, tidy library of beginner mechanics: how to deal, how to break the wall, how the blind pass works. Quiet since late 2025, and still one of the clearest walk-throughs of the setup.
Source: YouTube ↗National