American 166-Tile Set with Racks
The standard American set: 152 playing tiles plus spares, 8 jokers, four racks, in a hard case.
- Tiles
- 152 in play
- Tile size
- 1.2" × 0.9" × 0.6"
American sets
American mahjong sets, from first set to club set
American mahjong is played with 152 tiles — the Chinese 144 plus eight jokers, which are not optional — on four racks, ideally with pushers. Most sets are sold as 166 tiles because they include spare jokers and blanks. The sets below are ordered by how often we would recommend them, not by what pays best.
American Large-Print Set with Pushers
Bigger, easier-to-read tiles plus combined rack-and-pusher sets.
- Tiles
- 152 in play
- Tile size
- 1.3" × 1.0" × 0.6"
American Travel Set (Soft Case)
A full American set — all 152 playing tiles — in a zippered soft case that fits in a tote bag.
- Tiles
- 152 in play
- Tile size
- 1.1" × 0.8" × 0.5"
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