We've carried Oh My Mahjong for a while now, and it's been one of the happiest surprises in the shop — a whole community of women who found each other over a game. So when we started looking at adding a second mahjong line, the bar was high. It had to be different, not just more.
Mahjong Row & Co. cleared it. Here's the full lineup, what makes it its own thing, and an honest comparison to Oh My Mahjong, because that's the question you're going to ask anyway.
What Mahjong Row & Co. is about
The whole line is built around nature and heritage rather than illustration. Where a lot of mahjong design leans decorative, these read like materials — burled wood grain, woven rattan, hinoki cypress, block-printed botanicals, the fragrant osmanthus flower from Taiwan. Even the peonies running through the Mocha Bloom mats are there because they're the founders' favorite flower.
That sounds like a small distinction. It isn't. It means the pieces are quiet enough to leave out on a table, and it means everything coordinates. Every product description in this line says some version of mix and match, and that's not marketing — the palettes are genuinely built to cross over. You can put the Matcha Green racks with the Cypress Forest tiles on the Osmanthus-inspired greens and it looks like one deliberate set.
That's the thing to understand about this brand. It's a system, not a collection of individual pieces.
The tile sets
Four of them, all $429.99, all built the same way: 160 premium acrylic tiles with multi-layered color inlays, individual tiles at 1.24" long by 0.91" wide by 0.63" deep, dice bag and instructions included.
The tile breakdown is standard American play — 108 bams, cracks and dots, 16 winds, 12 dragons, 8 flowers, 10 jokers, 6 blanks.
What differs is the palette:
- Cypress Forest — layered soft green and deep olive, drawn from a Japanese hinoki grove. The calmest of the four.
- Honey Weave — warm honey with soft gray-blue accents, inspired by woven rattan. The one for coastal or neutral rooms.
- Lyla — espresso brown and soft taupe against deep teal. The highest-contrast set, and the most striking across a table.
- Ash Burl — swirling pale tones with deep espresso accents, after burled wood grain.
If you're choosing on readability across a table rather than looks, Lyla has the most contrast and Cypress Forest the least. Worth knowing if anyone in your group squints.
Browse all four in Mahjong Row & Co. tiles.
The mats
This is where the line has grown the most. Seven designs now, all $99.99, all 33.5" square, all with a drawstring canvas bag for storage and travel.
- Spring Awakening Porcelain Blue — chinoiserie toile with peonies and little bees on a pale linen-look field, framed in porcelain blue. Classic blue-and-white, and the one that works all year.
- Marigold — a petite marigold block print with hand-drawn dotted pinstripes in sage, chestnut, and golden yellow. The most quietly detailed of the group.
- Ivy Reverie — vintage botanical block print, flowing vines and soft blue blossoms on warm neutral. One left.
- Midnight Garden — deep navy with golden chrysanthemums. The most dramatic of the seven.
- Mocha Bloom – Dark — peonies in deep chocolate. Moody, and lovely under evening light.
- Mocha Bloom – Light — the same peonies in warm mocha with a gentle gingham border. Bright and cozy for daytime play.
- Autumn Saffron — earthy browns and golden saffron in a traditional block print. Reads fall in any season.
Measure your table before ordering. At 33.5 inches square these want a generous surface, and on a smaller round table you'll want the mat centered rather than draping over the edges.
Care is simple across all of them: spot clean with a damp cloth, never machine wash, and store rolled or flat in the canvas bag rather than tightly folded so you don't set a crease.
See the whole set in Mahjong Row & Co. mats.
The racks and pushers
Four colorways at $99.99. Each set is four racks with attached pushers, 18.5 inches long, boxed so they store neatly between game nights.
- Autumn Brown — the versatile one. Goes with everything in the line.
- Porcelain Blue — soft and calming, and the natural match for the Spring Awakening mat.
- Matcha Green — the fun one, and the obvious partner to Cypress Forest.
- Translucent Plum — smoky and modern, back in stock and our deepest inventory right now.
Shop them in racks & pushers.
The shufflers
Two colorways at $19.99, sold as a set of two, 7.75" by 5.25" by 0.6". The geometric pattern on them is drawn from the rhythm of traditional tile rows, which is a nice touch on something most brands treat as purely functional.
Black and Warm Honey. At twenty dollars these are the easiest add-on in the line and the best small gift for a player who already has everything else. You'll find them with the rest of the extras in accessories.
How to build a coordinated table
Since the whole point of this line is mixing, here are three combinations that work:
- Classic blue and white — Spring Awakening Porcelain Blue mat, Porcelain Blue racks, Honey Weave tiles. Light, collected, and the easiest to style a table around.
- Quiet and green — Ivy Reverie or Marigold mat, Matcha Green racks, Cypress Forest tiles. Calm, botanical, very good in a room with wood tones.
- Moody and warm — Mocha Bloom Dark or Midnight Garden mat, Autumn Brown racks, Lyla tiles. The most dramatic of the three, and the best for evening play.
None of these are rules. The palettes are deliberately narrow enough that almost any combination holds together.
Mahjong Row & Co. or Oh My Mahjong?
Fair question, since we carry both and the tile sets land at nearly the same price.
The specs are close. Both run 160 acrylic tiles in the standard American breakdown. Both include a dice bag and instructions. Tile dimensions are within a hair of each other. Racks are 18.5 inches in both lines. Mats are 33.5 inches here versus 33 inches there.
The difference is in approach.
Mahjong Row & Co. is material-driven and coordinated. The palettes are restrained, the inspiration is wood and plant and texture, and everything is designed to mix across the line. If you want a table that looks like one considered setup, and you want to build it piece by piece knowing it'll all go together, this is the easier brand to shop.
Oh My Mahjong is more illustrative and more expressive. The artwork does more talking — herons, florals, fan motifs, dip-dyed gradients — and individual pieces make a stronger statement on their own. If you want a set that's a conversation piece, start there.
There's also a practical difference in the mats. Mahjong Row & Co. mats come in a drawstring canvas bag; most of the Oh My Mahjong mats roll into a storage tube. The tube protects a mat better long-term, the bag is easier to throw in a car.
Neither is better. They're for different people, and plenty of our regulars have ended up with one of each.
Common questions
How many tiles come in a Mahjong Row & Co. set?
160 — 108 bams, cracks and dots, 16 winds, 12 dragons, 8 flowers, 10 jokers, and 6 blanks. A dice bag and instructions are included.
Can I mix Mahjong Row & Co. with other brands?
Yes. Racks, mats, and shufflers are brand-agnostic — the racks are the same 18.5-inch length as our Oh My Mahjong sets, so they hold either brand's tiles fine.
What size are the mats?
33.5 inches square, and each comes with a drawstring canvas bag for storage and travel.
How do I clean a mahjong mat?
Spot clean with a soft damp cloth and mild soap, let it air dry completely, and store it rolled or flat in its bag rather than tightly folded. Keep it out of long stretches of direct sun.
Which tile set is easiest to read?
Lyla, because of the espresso-and-teal contrast. Cypress Forest is the softest and the hardest to read quickly across a wide table.
Do I need racks and pushers?
To play comfortably, yes. They hold your hand upright and let you push a whole row of tiles forward at once. We go into the full setup in our guide to what you need to play American mahjong.
What should I buy first?
Tiles, four racks, and your card. Add a mat once you know you're hosting regularly, and shufflers whenever.
Come build your table
Shop the whole line in Mahjong Row & Co., or browse everything mahjong in the Mahjong Social Club and Mahjong Accessories + Gifts.
Or come see us at 317 E Beale Street on Historic Route 66. Tile and mat color is one of those things that's genuinely hard to judge on a screen, and it takes about two minutes in person to know which palette is yours.