About Mahjong

Stories from the table.

A little history and culture behind the tiles — the game that IRL Mahjong helps you keep score for.

July 7, 2026 · 7 min read

The History of Mahjong

The real history of mahjong: born in 1800s China from money-suited playing cards, named for a sparrow, the center of a 1920s American craze, and now a global family of games.

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