Fun & Culture

Mahjong has a rich cultural life beyond the tiles. Discover its art, sayings, festivals, and appearances in film and design, superstitions plus a few light-hearted quizzes to test your Mahjong knowledge.

• Mahjong Culture

  Jet-Lagged Mahjong Epiphanies: When Tile Logic Hits at 2:43 AM

  BySana Habib November 7, 2025March 11, 2026

  Jet-Lagged Mahjong Epiphanies When sleep fails… tile logic rises. “For those who sleep peacefully through the night… this post may not be for you.” Transatlantic flights can be brutal on the body. As I lay there bleary eyed and headachy earlier this week, I reached over and picked up my phone to check the time….
• Mahjong Culture

  🪄My Mahjong Set Journey: What I wish someone had told me

  ByNaila Baig-Ansari October 17, 2025March 7, 2026

  🪄My Mahjong Set Journey: What I wish someone had told me I wish someone had guided me when I first ventured out to get my own mahjong set. There was so much confusion! Do I buy a set with 144 tiles, or 146, 148, or even 166? Should it have blanks? Should it have jokers?…