Triple Layer Mahjong Tiles

[Florence Rocle]

Thesebeautiful Three Layer Tiles are non-fading Hand Engraved & Hand Painted with a white front and your CHOICE of 10 different colors for the back, and a georgous acrylic middle layer that separates the two. The faces are unique and feature beautiful Flower tiles and 4-color Soap tile, see picture in the gallery for the tile faces.

Please note that the dye lots for the plastic and ink vary. Some color shades may be slightly darker or lighter. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU ORDER THE PERSONALIZED JOKERS AFTER YOU RECIEVE THE TILES. This way if you would like to exchange the tiles for a different color, you will not be subjected to the 60% restocking fee.

These triple layer mah jongg tiles have a simple white front, clear lucite middle layer, and a colored backing. There are also Lucky You Jokers available for an additional $15. You can call us to add these to your order!

One of the most popular posts on this website has been the one written about the hand-carved three layer tiles we call tri-color. Many of us feel these tiles are under-appreciated (read under-valued) at the moment, and deserve to get better recognition. These sets are particularly fun because there are so many Flower tiles, unlike most sets made in the 1920s and 1930s.

The top row above has the seasons. I find it easiest to recognize the one on the left, with the little teardrops at the bottom. That is the symbol for winter, and if you see that, you probably are looking at the other three tiles being the other seasons.

The easiest tile for me is the first one on the left, bamboo. Those two characters somewhat relate to each other, and that helps. On that line, the other characters are chrysanthemum, orchid and plum blossom.

The 3rd row shows "abbreviations" of the four arts of the scholar. We often see these on lucite tiles as other tiles, and because they are so free of details it can be hard to recognize them. But they are:

This is the earliest scroll ever found,dating from 868 in China, and it is found in the collection of the British Library, . You can see how it is rolled up, and how the abstract symbol on the tile resembles it.

This next tile was a bit tricky. It had been thought this represents an ink stone, because of the round hole seen on the top that would have been used to grind the ink stick into powder which would then be mixed with water to make ink for calligraphy. Reader Ray Heaton came up with the correct interpretation which was confirmed by a Chinese art Scholar.

"I suggest that the tile from the Four Arts described as showing an Ink stone rather shows a set of books that are wrapped and bound by ribbon (ribbons are used to show the auspicious nature of an object)."

Go: A Chinese game played with round pieces. This symbol is sometimes also considered to be the game of chess. Both boards have small squares on them. Given we see two round pieces to the side and below the board, this may well be "go." or "weiqi."

The two players alternately place black and white playing pieces, called "stones", on the vacant intersections (called "points") of a grid of 1919 lines (beginners often play on smaller 99 and 1313 boards).[2] The objective of the game is to use one's stones to surround a larger total area of the board than the opponent.[3] Once placed on the board, stones may not be moved, but stones can be removed from the board if captured; this is done by surrounding an opposing stone or group of stones by occupying all orthogonally-adjacent points.[4] Players continue in this fashion until neither player wishes to make another move; the game has no set ending conditions. When a game concludes, the territory is counted along with captured stones and komi to determine the winner.[5] Games may also be won by resignation.

Go originated in ancient China. Archaeological evidence shows that the early game was played on a board with a 1717 grid, but by the time the game had spread to Korea and Japan, in about the 5th and 7th centuries AD respectively, boards with a 1919 grid had become standard.[6]"

This set comes with fun history: a clarification by the previous owner who used tiny labels so that players could tell which tile was which. I was just asking about how to "update" tiles the other day, so that players unfamiliar with Chinese words and numbers could know what tile was what.

These tiles look like regular Chinese bakelite tiles just looking at their faces, but aren't they fabulous from the side? Maybe players need to build walls balancing these tiles on their sides, instead of front to back! To me they look like they would be very soft, but Brad says they are hard like bakelite.

Each set includes four solid wood racks with magnetic unattached pushers, specifically hand-crafted to fit traditional sized mahjong tiles. Assortment of colors! Pushers include hidden magnets that attach to the back of the rack for swinging tiles.

Disclaimer: *Please note that our racks are made of pine wood and painted. There will be natural imperfections in both the wood and paint. You can expect slight imperfections. Final sale. There are no returns due to imperfections.

Purchased two sets of racks, pink and green. They are perfect. All my tiles fit on them, Crisloid Trach Bach, MahjongLine and my two and three layer tiles. So happy to easily find so many colors offered and in stock from one company! So very happy with my order!!!

Each of our tables requires 2 sets of 40MM Automatic Magnetic Mahjong Tiles. Shop our Designer Automatic Tiles or Simple Automatic Tiles. These tiles are carefully handcrafted, engraved, painted and designed specifically with magnets to work in all our automatic mahjong tables.

I was a bit hesitant on getting a mat that was not all one color for fears of it being too busy for my groups. How wrong was I !! This is the perfect mat since the middle section is clear and all tiles can be seen rather easily no matter where they are on the table. None of the players in my 3 groups have had any issues, and with the exception of one person, we are all in our 70's or 80's. In fact the eldest of the players complimented how it made the table look fresh and exciting. I also used the clear sparkle racks to keep the pattern from obstruction as you can see in the picture. The material that is used is also a major plus. Not only do the tiles slide easily on the surface, but unlike any of my other mats, you can fold this for storage, vs rolling, and when you open it up, the fold marks disappear. I would certainly not hesitate to purchase this.

I have yet to use the mat for mah jongg, but I truly like everything about it. I gave it a 4 rather than a 5 because even though I got it with free shipping and a discount it was still kinda pricey for a person on a fixed income.

Like many other traditional games, there are a wide variety of forms of Mah Jong which makes things somewhat difficult for anyone trying to find the definitive set of rules. The first rules given here are based on the original Chinese game which is the simplest and probably the most skillful form. Also given are additional rules for the British game. This version differs slightly to the typical Chinese game because only one chow is allowed per hand and the Chinese game has fewer "special hands". Some will find the British game more interesting than the Chinese game but the Chinese game is more elegant and traditional.

Both games differ significantly from the typical style of play performed in the USA, where a large and complicated set of "special hands" have been invented beyond the initial Chinese set and where a player cannot go Mah Jong with more than one suit in hand. It is also more strategic than the Japanese style of play which is essentially a race to be the first to go out because the only person who gets paid is the one who goes Mah Jong.

We also give a version of Mah Jong for 3 players playing in a triangle.

Circles, Characters and Bamboos are known as "suits". The suit tiles numbered 2 - 8 are known as the "minor" tiles. The remaining suit tiles, 1 and 9 are known as the "major" tiles. The Wind and Dragon tiles are known as "honour" tiles.

In addition to the tiles, two dice are required. The 1 and 4 are red on traditional Chinese dice; the remaining numerals are black.

In fact, the tiles and dice are all that is required to play the game and these rules have been written as if no other equipment is available. However, other equipment does usually form part of a set. The following can be used at the discretion of the players if available:

There are many varieties of scoring sticks. It doesn't really matter what values are assigned to each stick as long as it's agreed up front and each player starts off with the same number of each type of stick. For the Japanese or American style games, higher values will need to be assigned but for the Chinese and British versions below, here are typical values to assign at the beginning of the game:

One of each of the the four wind tiles are placed face-down, shuffled and each player takes one. The players seat themselves according to this draw in the clockwise order N - W - S - E. Notice that these are NOT the standard compass positions. East the prevailing wind and the key position since this player starts, scores double and pays double for the round. For the each subsequent round, the positions change in one of two ways:

In a complete session of Mah Jong, which might take a number of hours to complete, once each player has been East wind, South becomes the prevailing wind. Once South is finished, the prevailing wind becomes West and finally North. The session ends when each player has played as the prevailing North wind. Obviously, it isn't necessary to complete a session - playing a set number of rounds or to a target score is just as good.

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