Mahj School

A wrapped gift box beside a December desk calendar in soft winter light

A mahjong set is not a last-minute gift

Shipping is free, but delivery takes eight to fifteen business days after processing. Count backwards from the day she opens it — for Christmas that means ordering by the first...

A mahjong set is not a last-minute gift

Shipping is free, but delivery takes eight to fifteen business days after processing. Count backwards from the day she opens it — for Christmas that means ordering by the first...

A mahjong set laid out on a table beside a wrapped gift box

New player or old player: which gift

If she has never played, buy the set. If she has played for years, do not buy the set — she already has one she loves. Buy the thing she...

New player or old player: which gift

If she has never played, buy the set. If she has played for years, do not buy the set — she already has one she loves. Buy the thing she...

An older mahjong case closed on a walnut shelf beside a carry bag and a rolled mat

Don't replace her grandmother's set

If she plays on her grandmother's set, do not buy her a new one. That set is not a product, it is a person. Buy the thing that protects it...

Don't replace her grandmother's set

If she plays on her grandmother's set, do not buy her a new one. That set is not a product, it is a person. Buy the thing that protects it...

A rolled mat tied with gold ribbon, loose dice and a canvas carry bag laid out on a pale oak table

Mahjong gifts under $100

A mat, a set of dice, a bag made to carry a whole set. None of these are consolation prizes — they are the things players buy for themselves last.

Mahjong gifts under $100

A mat, a set of dice, a bag made to carry a whole set. None of these are consolation prizes — they are the things players buy for themselves last.

A mat, dice and a carry bag arranged on a pale oak table with a length of gold ribbon

Three gifts that are almost always safe

You do not know what she already owns. A mat, dice and a carry bag are the three that are hard to duplicate and get used the same week.

Three gifts that are almost always safe

You do not know what she already owns. A mat, dice and a carry bag are the three that are hard to duplicate and get used the same week.

An open mahjong case with tiles counted out in tidy rows on a pale oak table

Three numbers to check before you buy a set

160 tiles. Eight jokers. Four to six spare blanks. If the listing will not tell you, keep scrolling — a gift that arrives short is worse than one that arrives...

Three numbers to check before you buy a set

160 tiles. Eight jokers. Four to six spare blanks. If the listing will not tell you, keep scrolling — a gift that arrives short is worse than one that arrives...