English or Español: American Mahjong Quick Reference Play Guide

Now in its 3rd edition, available in English or Spanish. Please select your language before adding to cart.

The American Mahjong guide you’ll actually use at the table.

There are plenty of ways to learn American Mahjong. This is the one we wanted sitting next to us while we play.

Our American Mahjong Play Guide is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated reference to the game, written by Tigre de Tartán partner Caroline Larew. Caroline brings an unusual combination of brains to the subject: a Stanford MBA, years spent teaching American Mahjong, and, before all of that, a stint in improv theater. The result is a guide that understands both the rules and how to explain them to an actual human being.

Everything is organized to be quickly understood and, more importantly, quickly found again when six people at the table have six different opinions.

Inside you’ll find the full structure of American Mahjong, including how to read the NMJL card, dealing, the Charleston, turn-taking and game flow, calling and exposing tiles, and completing a winning hand.

And then there is the spiral.

The 5" × 7" spiral-bound format lies completely flat, because a reference book that keeps closing itself while you’re trying to play is not particularly useful. Leave it open beside your rack, flip directly to what you need, or tuck it into your mahjong bag when you’re finished.

It’s comprehensive enough to learn from, concise enough to reference during play, and beautiful enough that we don’t mind it living permanently on the table.

There is a reason this has become one of our best-selling little books.

En Español (see details below)
Our Spanish edition was translated by Adriana “Nanis” Treviño of MTY Mahjong Club in Monterrey, Mexico, with the vocabulary of the game carefully adapted for Spanish-speaking players.

Details

• 3rd edition
• Comprehensive reference for American Mahjong
• Written for play using current NMJL rules
• Spiral-bound to lie flat at the table
• Compact 5" × 7" format, 33 pages
• Clear, illustrated and easy to navigate
• Useful for new players, returning players and the inevitable rules dispute
• Written by Tigre de Tartán partner Caroline Larew
• Available in English and Spanish

AHORA TAMBIÉN EN ESPAÑOL

Nuestra Guía de Juego de Mahjong Americano, ahora en su tercera edición, también está disponible completamente en español.

Creada para aprender y consultar mientras juegas, esta guía explica el Mahjong Americano de manera clara y completa, desde cómo leer la tarjeta de la NMJL y repartir las fichas hasta el Charleston, los turnos, las exposiciones y cómo completar una mano ganadora.

El formato compacto de 5" × 7" con encuadernación en espiral se mantiene completamente abierto sobre la mesa, para que puedas consultar una regla rápidamente sin interrumpir el juego.

Es completa para quien está aprendiendo, práctica para tener junto a tu atril y lo suficientemente bonita como para dejarla sobre la mesa.

La misma guía que nuestros clientes conocen y usan, ahora en español.