The Order of the Tile

American Mahjong Royalty

Everyone the letter has featured

Every Thursday, in Who's Talking and in Tile Envy, Prim pulls out a chair for someone who carries this game forward. The keepers of the record, the teachers, the hosts, the makers, the storytellers. This is where they stay. Each has a page of their own, written from what the letter said, with where to find them and the letter that told their story.

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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.

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The Keepers of the Record

Who wrote it down, kept the card, and ran the stage

The Teachers

Who hand the game to the next player, one lesson at a time

The Hosts and the Clubs

Who set the table and keep the chairs filled

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.

Letters 1, 6 and 28

Mahjong Row & Co.

Heirloom sets, pushers and cases

For those who believe a tile set should be felt before it is seen.

Letters 2, 5, 7, 12 and 25

The Charleston Club

Essentials for the game you love

They would rather you played than admired.

Letter 24

Sprinkled with Pink

The card holder, elevated

A small thing that says you take your seat seriously.

Letter 21

Crisloid

Tile makers since 1948

The house that has been watching over the craft since 1948.

Letter 19

The Mahjong Line

Tiles, mats, covers and a floating table

What they have done with color is design thinking.

Letters 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 19

That's Mahj

The Tropical Edition

Tiles that float, and still click.

Letter 19

Pat's Monograms

A Southern set, still in the making

A set that sounds like home.

Letter 18

West Wind Mahjong

Anne Potter

For the fan who wants her two great loves in one place.

Letter 17

Bam Bird Boutique

Mahjong as lifestyle

Elevated, a little preppy, with a Texas wink.

Letters 6 and 13

Oh My Mahjong

The geometry of the tile face

The choices you never notice, and always feel.

Letters 2 and 9

Miss Mahjong

The Canopy Mat

The mat Prim played on, and then recommended twice.

Letters 3 and 8

My Fair Mahjong

The New England Series and the rack

A family business that made the rack an heirloom.

Letters 3 and 7

Magic Mahjong Moments

The Enchantment Collection

Tiles that make you want to photograph your rack.

Letter 6

The Storytellers

Who tell the story of the table, and make us laugh at ourselves

Prim does not rank anyone here, and nobody paid to be in this room. Within each table the newest feature comes first. Read every past letter in the archive.