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Mahjong tiles on their own: sizes, materials, replacements

Sometimes you need tiles rather than a set: a replacement for a lost one, blanks to make jokers, or a magnetic set for an automatic table. This page covers the sizes you will see quoted and what each material is like to play with.

Other categories

  • American sets β€” American mahjong sets compared: 166-tile sets with jokers, racks and pushers, large-print tiles, travel sets and what the NMJL card changes about your purchase.
  • Chinese sets β€” Chinese mahjong sets compared by tile size and material: standard 144-tile melamine sets, jade-look acrylic sets and compact travel sets.
  • 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.
  • Tables β€” Automatic mahjong tables and folding mahjong tables compared: what an automatic shuffler actually does, what size tiles it needs, and when a plain folding table is the better buy.
  • Mats β€” Mahjong mats compared: thick rubber mats, felt-topped mats and bordered table mats.
  • Accessories β€” The mahjong accessories that genuinely improve play β€” racks and pushers for American mahjong, a proper carrying case, dice and wind indicators β€” and the ones to skip.