Nominate them to be featured
A teacher, a host, the friend who keeps your Thursday going. Tell Prim who they are and one story from the table. She reads every one.
Nominate someoneThe Keepers of the Record
Who wrote it down, kept the card, and ran the stage
Fern Oliphant and Sheryl Perry
Destination Mah Jongg
The two women who asked why this game should not have a ballroom of its own.
John Burton
Card Free American Mah Jongg
The designer who took the card away, and found the defense still standing.
Tom Sloper
Sloperama
The man who answered the luck question honestly, and kept answering.
Ruth Unger
President of the National Mah Jongg League
The steward who kept the card worthy of our trust.
Gladys Grad
Mah Jongg Madness
The woman who wrote the tournament rules down.
Gregg Swain
Mahjong Treasures
The man who reads tiles like other people read books.
Elaine Sandberg
A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg
The teacher who wrote the book your mother probably owns.
The Teachers
Who hand the game to the next player, one lesson at a time
Lacy Price
Mahjaholic
She sells an hour at the table as a gift, and teaches by the card.
Alyssa Gross
The Mahjong Society
She turned a weekly invitation to learn into a city full of players, and teachers.
Michele Frizzell
Mahj Life
She teaches players to read the room, and she teaches teachers.
Modern Mahjong
Dara Collins and Donna Kassman
They teach how to see the card, and they put their questions in writing.
Shauna of Las Vegas Mahjong
Las Vegas Mahjong
In the city built on chance, she teaches the other thing.
Lara Orndorff
Lara's Mahjong Edit
She hands out confidence, not tricks.
Abbe Blacker
Minneapolis Mah Jongg Club
The queen bee of mahjong in the Twin Cities.
Kristel Powell
Troop Mahjong and Stylin Brunette
She built a troop, and now she is building the next generation.
Chris Welsand
Mahj in the Midwest
The teacher on the northern plains, and still a student.
Molly Hardy
Mahjong Molly
A teacher who is with you, not above you.
Toby Salk
Teacher of the adult beginner
She teaches at the speed a student actually learns.
Shelly of Carrollton
Mahjong Master Shelly
Seventy three years at the table, and still saving a seat.
Jessica Roe
Southern Sparrow
The woman who designs the tiles, and shows you how to use them.
Missy Mahjong
She read the new card first, and read it right.
The Hosts and the Clubs
Who set the table and keep the chairs filled
Heather Johanson and Katherine May Schwartz
Old Town Mahjong Club
Two neighbors who decided a whole town could use a fourth.
Angel Kuo
Mission: Mahjong!
She built the room and turned the lights on, in a library, for free.
Stacey White
The Mahjong House
The woman who has kept the same Thursday for years.
Emme Seeley and The Dragon Party
George Washington University
Where a college Friday night begins with the clack of tiles.
Andrew Keeler
Mister Mahjong
The man who moved the game to the bar.
Brooke Lam and Gabi Boros
Mahj and Miami
Not a class, not a tournament, but a third thing.
The Makers
Who make the tiles, the mats and the racks we covet
Bespoke Mahjong
Garden Glow, Corey Paige and Lucky Charms
A garden party made portable, and jokers dressed as talismans.
Mahjong Row & Co.
Heirloom sets, pushers and cases
For those who believe a tile set should be felt before it is seen.
The Charleston Club
Essentials for the game you love
They would rather you played than admired.
Sprinkled with Pink
The card holder, elevated
A small thing that says you take your seat seriously.
Crisloid
Tile makers since 1948
The house that has been watching over the craft since 1948.
The Mahjong Line
Tiles, mats, covers and a floating table
What they have done with color is design thinking.
That's Mahj
The Tropical Edition
Tiles that float, and still click.
Pat's Monograms
A Southern set, still in the making
A set that sounds like home.
West Wind Mahjong
Anne Potter
For the fan who wants her two great loves in one place.
Bam Bird Boutique
Mahjong as lifestyle
Elevated, a little preppy, with a Texas wink.
Oh My Mahjong
The geometry of the tile face
The choices you never notice, and always feel.
Miss Mahjong
The Canopy Mat
The mat Prim played on, and then recommended twice.
My Fair Mahjong
The New England Series and the rack
A family business that made the rack an heirloom.
Magic Mahjong Moments
The Enchantment Collection
Tiles that make you want to photograph your rack.
The Storytellers
Who tell the story of the table, and make us laugh at ourselves
Lea Anne Daughrity
Prim's Keeper
The voice of Prim, and the keeper of The Order of the Tile.
Megan Sinclair Osmundsen
Mahj plus Mix
The woman who put a cocktail in one hand and a tile in the other.
Tile Talk
Elizabeth, Christina and Marshall
Three friends who talk the whole game through, the losing included.
Brent R.
My Wife Plays Mah‑Jong
He has never played a hand, and he sees the game more clearly than most.