{"title":"Digital Guides","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:1100px;max-width:calc(100vw - 32px);padding:8px 0 24px;box-sizing:border-box;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;color:#0C136B;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 36px;line-height:1.5;font-style:italic;max-width:780px;\"\u003e\n    Pick the guide that matches where you are today. Not where you want to be in six months. 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It is a real do-this-then-do-that walkthrough that shows you how to introduce the game without overwhelming a brand-new player, including what to teach first, what to skip at the start, and how to keep the table calm while everyone is learning. Written by Lara Orndorff, OMM Certified American Mahjong Instructor and Mahj Life Guild member.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearning to play yourself? Start with the Foundations Edit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the one who already knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou learned mahjong somewhere. A friend, a class, a long weekend with strangers who became regulars. You came home loving it. And then you realized the people closest to you (your sister, your husband, your kids, your mom) had no idea what you were talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guide is for that moment. It is what I wish someone had handed me when I first wanted to teach the game to my family and could not figure out where to start. Not a textbook. Not a YouTube rabbit hole. A real, gentle, do-this-then-do-that walkthrough that lets you teach the game without losing the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need to be a great player to teach the people you love. You just need a plan, a little patience, and a few hands they can actually win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho this is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mahjong player whose family does not get it yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe host who wants to bring the game home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe teacher of friends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe grandmother teaching grandchildren.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you'll feel after the first game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelief. You finally have a script. No more fumbling through the Charleston with your mother-in-law watching. The next hour has a plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePride. The first time your sister calls Mahj on a hand you helped her shape, it lands differently. You taught her that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelonging. The game is no longer the thing you do without them. It is what your Sunday looks like now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo PDFs delivered to your email at checkout:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 15-page guide. Built around the questions every family asks at the table. What is the card, what are the tiles, what is the Charleston, what hands should we try first, and what do we actually do on our turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA half-page at-the-table cheat sheet. Print it on cardstock. The family member who is still learning keeps it next to them while you play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the guide:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNMJL card explainer (the piece beginners always miss)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTile identification reference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharleston walkthrough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 beginner-friendly hands from the 2026 card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 family practice challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon beginner mistakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-game family score tracker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions you might have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo I need to know mahjong already?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. This is a guide for you to teach them. If you have played a few games and feel mostly comfortable, you are ready. 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