Play better.
Teach smarter.
Love every tile.
Whether you're building confidence at the table or building a teaching business — there's a place for you here.
Everything here is built
around one idea: confidence.
For players, that means showing up to any table and knowing exactly what you're doing. For teachers, it means having the tools, community, and support to build something you're proud of.
Pick your path below — or take the quiz to find your exact fit.
Find Your Mahjong Edit
Three offerings built for where you are right now — and where you're going.
The Confidence Club
Monthly Membership · $19.99/mo
Stop second-guessing your next move. Join a community of players building real confidence — strategy resources, monthly challenges, and exclusive access to Lara.
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The Teacher Edit
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Your professional home as a mahjong teacher. Fresh monthly resources on curriculum, marketing, and student retention — plus community and direct access to Lara.
Join The Teacher Edit →Digital Guides
No Commitment Needed
Not ready to commit? Start here. Beginner breakdowns to strategy deep-dives — everything you need at your own pace, on your own timeline.
Browse the Guides →Take the 2-Minute Quiz
3 quick questions. We'll point you straight to the right Edit for where you are right now.
Question 1 of 3
How would you describe yourself right now?
"I teach the why behind every decision — not just what to memorize."
— LaraHi, I'm Lara.
I'm a mahjong teacher, content creator, and the founder of Lara's Mahjong Edit. I believe mahjong should feel clear, approachable, and genuinely fun — not overwhelming. Whether you're learning your first Charleston or building a teaching business, I've built something here for you.
I teach the why, not just the what
My method focuses on helping you understand the decision behind every tile — so you play with intention, not just instinct.
No pressure, no memorization
Mahjong is supposed to be fun. Everything I create is designed to reduce overwhelm and build real, lasting confidence at the table.
Built for the whole community
Whether you're a brand-new player or a teacher growing a business, there's a resource here designed specifically for where you are right now.
What is American Mahjong?
American Mahjong is the card-driven version of the game played in the United States. It is the version your aunt and her best friends got obsessed with, the version played at country clubs and on dining-room tables and during long beach weekends. It is fast, social, and built around a paper card the National Mah Jongg League publishes every year.
If you have only ever seen mahjong as a phone game where you match tiles to clear a board, this is not that. American Mahjong is a four-player strategy game played with a 152-tile set. Each player builds a hand by passing tiles in the Charleston, picking, discarding, and calling exposures from other players' discards. The goal is to be the first player to build a complete hand from one of the lines on the NMJL card.
It differs from Chinese and Hong Kong mahjong in three big ways: the NMJL card, the Joker tile, and the Charleston. Same family of games, very different feel at the table.
Start with the guides
everyone else does.
Five anchor guides for players figuring out the basics, the card, the Charleston, and the Jokers.
How to Play American Mahjong
A complete beginner's walkthrough of rules, setup, and play.
Read the guide → FoundationsThe Charleston, Explained
Every pass, every option, in plain language.
Read the guide → The CardHow to Read the NMJL Card
Section by section, symbol by symbol.
Read the guide → 2026 CardThe Easiest Hands on the 2026 Card
Where to start when you sit down with the new card.
Read the guide → RulesJoker Rules, From Start to Redemption
When you can use them, when you can't, and how to swap.
Read the guide →For Central PA Players
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A flexible, ladder-style summer league — play on your schedule, meet new people, and compete for prizes. June 8 – Aug 9.
