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How to Learn American Mahjong Before You Buy a Set
You can start learning American mahjong before you own a set. Print paper tiles, sort them, build a hand from the card and practice the Charleston with friends.
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Sets, accessories and guides for American mahjong players.
Card readers, tile shufflers and books that make the game easier to follow, so the table can get back to talking and laughing.
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Rykzo Books
Our American Mahjong series: a scorebook, two rules workbooks and a strategy workbook.
American Mahjong Scorebook
Score sheets to keep track of every game and every player.
Rules Workbook Vol. 1
Who's right? 100 table rulings explained.
Rules Workbook Vol. 2
Who's right? 100 more table rulings explained.
Strategy Workbook Vol. 1
What would you do? 100 decisions explained.
Free tools
New to American mahjong, or rusty? Start with the Simple Guide or learn to play step by step. You don’t have to buy anything.
American Mahjong Simple Guide
A free PDF of the rules you need at the table, in plain words. We add the league’s clarifications all year and email you the new edition.
Get the guideAmerican Mahjong Leaderboard
A free printable table to rank your players. Update it after every session to see who’s on top.
Get the leaderboardOnline Tile Tracker
Tap or click each of the 152 tiles the first time you see it, on your phone or computer. It works with any card.
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From our blog
Learn the gameAmerican Mahjong Tiles Explained
Meet every tile in an American mahjong set: the three suits, Winds, Dragons, Flowers and Jokers, how many of each there are and how to tell them apart.
Find your handHow to Keep Track of the Tiles in American Mahjong
Is that last 5 Bam still out there? Here is how to keep track of the 152 tiles in American mahjong, and what the count says about the hand to play.