THEMAHJ ROOM

American Mahjong, online

A prettier place to play.

Play American Mahjong with friends or on your own. Make the table yours, learn at your own pace, and get a little help when you want it.

Opening January 2027. Get an email when The Mahj Room launches.

Available at launch on computer and iPad browsers. Phone play coming later.

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We’ll email you when The Mahj Room opens.

A hand in play at The Mahj Room: the discards on a fern-patterned mat, the wall, and your rack of Navy tiles

Make it yours

Your table, your way.

Choose your tiles, mat, rack, and room colors. Make a table you love coming back to.

The table in a classic look: Standard Striped tiles on a light mat with a tonal rack, in a pine room
ClassicStandard Striped tiles · Light mat · Tonal rack
The table in a soft look: Natchez tiles on a blush scallop mat with a cream rack, in a rose room
SoftNatchez tiles · Blush Scallop mat · Cream rack
The table in an Art Deco look: Art Deco tiles on a deco fans mat with an ebony rack, in a midnight indigo room
Art DecoArt Deco tiles · Deco Fans mat · Ebony rack

Seventeen tile sets, sixteen tile backs, twenty-two mats, ten racks and twelve room colors, and we are always adding more.

A hand of thirteen tiles in the Natchez set
Natchez
A hand of thirteen tiles in the Art Deco set
Art Deco
A hand of thirteen tiles in the Standard Striped set
Standard Striped
A hand of thirteen tiles in the Navy set
Navy
A hand of thirteen tiles in the Charm School set
Charm School

Play

With friends, or on your own.

A game with friends in progress: Emily's rack at the bottom, Charlie across the table, Ellis and Jack at the sides

With friends

Play with up to three friends. Computer players fill any empty seats. Create a room, share its code, and your friends join from their own browsers, wherever they are.

A game against the computer in progress, your turn to draw

On your own

Three computer players are always ready. Choose the 2026 NMJL card, blanks on or off, and how sharp each player is. Twenty minutes is enough for a hand.

Learn

From the first tile to Mahjong.

  • Start from the beginning. The tiles, the card, and how the game works.
  • Practice as you learn. Make the choices a real hand asks for and get feedback on each one.
  • Keep building confidence. Optional guidance during play, and deeper strategy lessons when you want them.

Eleven short lessons, about an hour in all. Charleston Practice and Pattern Practice for the parts that trip people up.

A lesson moment: East has discarded a 5 Bam, the choices are Mahjong, Call or Pass, and the lesson shows your target hand with eleven of fourteen tiles

Helpful guidance

Help when you want it.

Targets show the hands your tiles are closest to, right on the table. Hints suggest a pass or a discard and say why. Keep guidance on while you learn, or turn it off for an independent challenge.

The Suggested Hands panel: your tiles across the top, and a list of card hands with how many of your tiles fit each one
Join the waitlist

Get an email when The Mahj Room launches.

Membership

Two weeks free.

No credit card needed to start.

Founding membership

$8/month for your first year

Available to the first 1,000 paying players. After your first year, the standard membership rate applies, currently $10/month.

Joining the waitlist does not reserve founding pricing.

Standard membership

$10/month

Monthly membership. Cancel anytime.

The free trial starts when you create your account after launch.

Every membership includes

  • Play with friends and against the computer
  • The full tutorial, with Charleston and Pattern Practice
  • Hints and targets, on or off as you like
  • All launch tile sets, mats, racks, tile backs, and room colors
  • Strategy add-on lessons
  • The Clubhouse: your wins, crowns and medallions

Prices do not include sales tax, which is added where applicable. Cancellation & Refund Policy

The Year of the Horse Crown for the 2026 NMJL card, with hands won so far

The Clubhouse

Every hand you win goes in your Card Book. Win every hand on a card and you earn its crown, yours for good.

Questions

Before you pull up a chair.

Can I play if I’ve never learned American Mahjong?

Yes. The tutorial starts from the tiles and the card and teaches by having you play, and you can keep hints and targets on at the table for as long as you like.

Can I play without bringing three friends?

Yes. Computer players fill any empty chair, so you can play on your own or with one or two friends.

What devices can I use?

At launch, a computer or an iPad, in your browser. There is nothing to download.

Can I play on my phone?

At launch, The Mahj Room will be available in your browser on a computer or iPad. Phone play and mobile apps are planned for a later release.

Do I need my own NMJL card?

The game plays the 2026 NMJL card and shows you the hands as you play. As at any table, you are responsible for having your own copy of the card. You can buy one from the National Mah Jongg League.

What happens after I join the waitlist?

We’ll email you when The Mahj Room opens. Joining the waitlist does not reserve founding pricing; the first 1,000 paying players receive it.

Your seat is open

Pull up a chair.

Get an email when The Mahj Room launches.

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