Culture·General
The Game My Parents Never Taught Me
By nine o'clock, the tiles are the loudest thing in the house.
Boris Pan · August 3, 2026
Articles
Guides, culture, and gear for the modern mahjong player.
Learn·General
How to Host Your First Mahjong Night (Without Overthinking It)
You've got the guest list and the group chat is already buzzing. What you don't actually have, three days out, is a straight answer to the question…
Boris Pan
Learn·American
How to Read the 2026 NMJL Card (Without Losing Your Mind)
The card comes in the mail sometime in April: a small, laminated, almost cheerful-looking sheet, covered edge to edge in colored text, letters, and numbers that mean nothing to you yet. You unfold it at the kitchen table, and for about thirty seconds you feel like you've forgotten how to read.
Boris Pan · July 3, 2026
Learn·American
The Charleston, Explained: Mahjong's Weirdest, Best Ritual
You've survived your first Charleston. You passed three tiles right because the woman next to you said "pass right" and you did it, three tiles across because someone said "across,"
Boris Pan · July 2, 2026
Learn·American
How to Play American Mahjong: A Beginner's Guide
The first time you sit down, the rack defeats you before the tiles do. It is a narrow plastic ledge, and you are supposed to stand fourteen tiles up on it in a tidy row...
Boris Pan · June 30, 2026