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Mahjong tables, automatic and otherwise

An automatic table shuffles and builds the walls for you in under a minute, which changes how many hands a group plays in an evening. A folding table with drawers costs a fraction of that and solves a different problem: having a dedicated surface at all.

Other categories

  • American sets β€” American mahjong sets compared: 166-tile boxed sets (152 in play) with jokers, racks and pushers, large-print tiles, travel sets, and what the NMJL card changes.
  • Chinese sets β€” Chinese mahjong sets compared by tile size and material: standard 144-tile melamine sets, jade-look acrylic sets and travel sets, and which size suits your table.
  • Riichi sets β€” Japanese Riichi mahjong sets explained: red-five dora tiles, smaller tile dimensions, point sticks and why a Chinese set is not a substitute.
  • Mats β€” Mahjong mats compared: thick rubber mats, felt-topped mats and bordered table mats.
  • Tiles β€” Mahjong tile sizes and materials explained, plus where to find replacement tiles, blank tiles and tiles for automatic tables.
  • Accessories β€” The mahjong accessories that genuinely improve play: racks and pushers for American mahjong, a proper carrying case, dice and wind indicators, and the ones to skip.
  • Go, xiangqi & shogi β€” Go (baduk, weiqi) boards and stones, xiangqi and shogi sets compared: board sizes, piece counts, materials, and what a beginner needs.