166 American Western Mahjong Set Suitcase Limited Edition Embedded Masterpiece Background in Leather Suitcase The Scream

Beautiful set but the magnet on the case latch doesn't hold. I just tie a scarf around the case to hold it closed. Also the wood racks take a little getting used to, but are much nicer than the plastic ones! The set is so much more reasonably priced than the ones available from the League!

I looked at a lot of American Mahjong sets before I decided to buy this one, and it is a pleasure to use. (It also works for playing Chinese Mah-jongg.) The first thing that caught my eye was that I had a choice for the design on the backs of the tiles. I could pick one from a group of four different artworks—a Van Gogh self portrait, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” and da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”—And there’s a small detail that I hadn’t thought of until the first time I used the set.—-Having a face design on the backs of the tiles makes it instantly easy to arrange them right-side-up in the rack. (Another plus…The set has smooth wooden racks and pushers with an attractive dark finish. The pushers are connected to the racks with little embedded magnets.) It came in its own small, sturdy leather suitcase with reinforced corners. The set looks good and, at barely 11 lbs., it’s easy to carry. One reviewer said the latch failed on his, so I checked the latch on mine as soon as it arrived. Holding it by the handle, I shook it around and even did a windmill circle or two. It held up just fine during my very scientific testing…and it continues to do well after frequent use. I am VERY happy with this Mahjong set.

Play with this set regularly and everyone loves it. The trays and magnetic pushers are stunning and clever. The tiles are not too slippery. The back orientation of art shows you which way is right side up before you even rack the tiles.

This is a great set except if you carry it by the handle it WILL fly open spilling you set everywhere. The clasp is very fragile and really not designed to keep the case closed with the weight of the set in it. I glued nylon straps and plastic clasps onto my case. I am looking for a cheap replacement case or bag to carry everything.