Japanese Riichi Mahjong Set - White and Yellow Tiles with Black Vinyl Case

For the cost this is a terrific set for anyone who is interested in playing Riichi Mahjong. It comes with everything you need to play a game (including the red dora tiles), and those items that are absolutely needed (tiles and point sticks) are very sturdy. The wind indicator will work as will the dice, and since they really don't undergo the handling the tiles and point sticks will you should have no problems with them lasting (they are easy enough to replace if something does happen). Some items to note: - The color green is not present. The bamboo and green dragon tiles are painted black; still looks very nice in my opinion. - The tiles do not have any English letters or numbers on them. While it is easy enough to tell the numbers of the dots and bams you will have to learn to identify the numbers, winds, and green dragon (since it is the same color as the winds) if you don't know them already. - The size of the tiles is considered Japanese small (25mm x 18mm x 16mm) by comparison a Japanese standard set is only slightly bigger (27mm x 20mm x 16mm). - The case is probably the most flimsy part of the whole set. I would not expect this to last very long, but if you are like me you don't want the set for the case. Overall I am very impressed with the set, and look forward to playing for years to come. I know you can get better sets out there, but you will pay a whole lot more.

I'll admit that I have very little experience with mahjong sets, but for this price this seems like a solid set. The case seems sturdy enough for storage, and I feel like it will probably hold up well over time, but it could go either way. The trays for the tiles and the accessories feel very durable, and I imagine they'll outlast the case. The wind/dealer marker is made from fairly light plastic, and is probably the cheapest feeling part of the set, with the dice also feeling a little too light for my tastes. That said, they're serviceable, so it's not too big of a negative. The betting sticks feel quite a bit better, with a surprising amount of weight for being small bits of plastic. My only complaint is that a few of them have some paint smearing out of the dots, but it's certainly not the worst I've seen in a boxed game. The tiles are absolutely the highlight of the set. Compact, weighty, well engraved, precisely painted. They hold together well when you try to pick them up as a hand, and they're heavy enough that table bumps shouldn't upset them much. The yellow backs don't appear to be painted, and there doesn't appear to be a seam. Overall, the tiles are a delight to handle and stack.

An excellent travel set, perfect for carrying from place to place. I've gotten a lot of use out of mine, and would highly recommend purchasing it to anyone interested in learning the game. The tiles are durable and play well on a variety of surfaces. Though it isn't mentioned in the description above, there is a plastic sleeve on the interior of the case which can be used to store a scoring table or other notes. There are only a few minor issues, which I will list for sake of completeness. The paintwork is very clean on the tiles, but the betting sticks can be messy on one side. Also, the color range of the tiles is limited to red and black, so the "green" tiles are not colored as such. Finally, the bags which hold the betting sticks are very flimsy and began to tear soon after I started to use the set. I would suggest finding replacements as soon as yours start to deteriorate—I found that resealable bags designed for screws or door hardware are the perfect size and are designed to be durable, so if you can find them, use them. Overall, I have played many games with this set and have yet to have any issues. It is functional, aesthetically pleasing, and highly portable, containing everything you need to play.

It’s a good set and I like that it came with the rules because I didn’t know how to start a game (only played digital until now). Was confused at first because the rules use “chow” “pung” and “kong” (which I assume are the Chinese names) instead of “chii” “pon” and “kan” like I’m used to. I really wish it used three colors of ink though. The Sou (bamboo) tiles are just black ink, and the Green Dragons are also just black. It’s annoying because I can’t read Japanese or Chinese, so having the dragons be color coded is really useful. I got around this by just drawing a dot on them with a green sharpie. I also drew Arabic numbers on each Man tile, and Roman letters on the wind tiles with a fine tipped sharpie for the same reason. I gotta say it’s REALLY hard to find a Riichi set with Arabic numbers and/or green tiles that are actually green. I know American sets have the Arabic/Roman figures on them, however I don’t like the dragon design in those sets, plus they don’t come with red fives which I really like for playing Riichi. Overall a solid set at a great price, but I still wish it had actual green tiles, even if that increased the cost a bit.

Love the size, good quality product.

First time buying a mahjong set. Taught my friends and family riichi mahjong. Everyone (myself included) were very impressed by the tiles. The set just looks so good. The Case it comes with is very organized and useful, however I wish it was big enough to contain A4 paper without having to fold.

Came on time, in good conditions and unopened. The tiles have a nice weight to them, are solid, and resist the ocasional mistreatment (such as letting the tile fall off the table) that happens in normal games. They are etched have mostly a nice color to them, except the green, which is too dark. On the other hand, the betting sticks, dice, and wind indicator have a chaper feel to them, being lighter, and ocassionally having excess plastic or paint. The dice in particular are pretty small. Not small enough to up and disappear on you, but we've switched to using normal, larger dice from other games. It doesn't come with a manual or anything to tell you the yaku or how to set up the game, but that's a minor concern. Clear rules for Riichi mahjong are available on the net, and if you're looking into buying a set, you probably have a fair idea of what are the rules anyways. Overall, I'm satisfied with the purchase. The lower quality of the betting sticks and wind indicator is not that bad, since they haven broken or anything like that after months of play.

Somehow I missed these tiles had no green paint at all, only black and red (sometimes things don't photograph well, and I failed to read all the questions and answers), so I was disappointed to discover all the Bamboo tiles and the Green dragon tiles were painted with black. I'm not totally sure why (is the green paint that expensive?). If you're the industrious sort, you could probably strip the paint and repaint them, but that's a lot of effort so your Ryuuiisou hand is actually, you know, green. The tiles themselves are nice, with good weight, but the case seems flimsy and brittle, and the center tray of the one I ordered came damaged. The dice and point sticks are cheap and poorly-painted (lots of smudged paint), but the fact that the set comes with them at all is better than most. This is a budget set, and it's fine for the money. Be sure you're playing with people that can read the characters suit and can differentiate the Green dragon tiles from the other wind tiles, or have a reference handy for them.