One real hand, read by Mei, our AI coach
Which one would you pass?
Dealt on October 14, from the School's daily hand.
Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (7 odd tiles). Second option: Winds & Dragons. Tap the tile you would pass in the Charleston.
Members get the live coach on every morning's hand, and Mei reads the tiles from your own games whenever you ask.
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Start with Lesson 1, Meet the Tiles →One real hand, read by Mei
Here is the read Mei, our AI coach, gives.
Dealt on October 20, from the School's daily hand.
Where it's going: Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (6 odd tiles).
Build around: 3 Crak, 7 Crak, 9 Crak, 1 Bam, 5 Dot. And the Joker. A joker is never passed in the Charleston or the courtesy pass.
Pass, and why:
- Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
- North: an unpaired North, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
- 8 Bam: it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), and it sits outside your Crak run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Crak tiles
Members get the live coach on every morning's hand, and Mei reads the tiles from your own games whenever you ask.
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The School of Mahjong Club
Stay table-ready all year.
The coach on call for your real games and for every morning's hand, every lesson unlocked, and every new card taught the week it drops.
$149/year or $14.99/moCancel anytimeNew card taught every April
The April reset
Every April, the card changes.
The National Mah Jongg League prints a brand-new card every year, and every player has to learn it from scratch. That reset lands on every table at the same time. The week the new card drops, I walk you through it, hand by hand, so you sit down in April already knowing it. That one thing is worth the membership on its own.
What you get, every day
Everything the school has, always open.
The coach on the daily hand
Everyone gets the day's hand and my read of it free. Members also get the live coach on that exact deal: name your own call first, get the coach's reasoning in plain English, then ask follow-up questions about it.
The coach, on call
Drop in any hand from your real game, any time, and I'll read it in plain English. No daily limit, no rushing.
Every new card, taught
The NMJL prints a new card each April. Members get it walked through the week it drops, so you're never the one relearning it in June.
The whole school, always open
All ten lessons stay unlocked, and the drills and the table simulator have no daily limit, for as long as you're a member.
Defend the Table, without limit
The mid-game drill: a real hand in progress, sets on the table, and one throw to make. Visitors get three a day. Members play as many as they like, the positions get harder as you get them right, and your Defend level climbs through 8 named levels, from New to the Table to Table Anchor, then keeps going. It is earned only from graded throws, it is never taken away, and it follows you to every device. Already play? Start with the placement, ten hard positions in a row, and begin at the level those throws earn.
Three new sets every month
Each month brings ten close calls in Read the Hand, ten hands in Best Pass, and ten hard positions in Defend the Table, picked for that month. A set stays the same all month, so you can work through it at your own pace, and a new set of each arrives on the 1st. Your progress page lists all three and where you are in each, on every device you sign in on.
Your progress, everywhere
Streaks, mastery, and saved hands follow you across your phone, iPad, and laptop.
Snap your rack
Take a photo of your tiles at the table, confirm what the coach saw, and get the read on the spot. No typing tiles in.
The closest call of the week
One letter a week with the hardest hand from the last seven days: decide your direction first, then see what the coach did and why.
Share a hand with your table
One tap sends the exact same deal to your group. Let them argue about it before anyone opens the read.
The printable of the week
Every week the hand that was hardest to read, laid out as a sheet you can print and take to the table: the tiles, both cases, keep and pass, and the method. It changes on its own every week.
Your hand journal
Every read the coach gives you is saved: the tiles, the direction, the reasoning. Name your own call before asking and it keeps score of how often you and the coach agree. After a few weeks it shows you the patterns in how you play, which no single hand can.
Pause, don't cancel
Away for a month? Pause in one click, pay nothing, keep everything unlocked, and it resumes on its own.
Your first week
One new thing to try each day.
Everything is open from the first day, so the order is only a suggestion. Your account page shows each day's step for your first seven days.
Day 1A hand from your last game
Bring the coach a hand from a game you played, the one you were not sure about. Tap the tiles in, or take a photo of your rack, and the coach says which direction it is going, what to keep, and why.
Day 2Defend the Table
The other players have sets exposed and you hold a tile to throw. Pick the safest discard against what they show, and each throw is explained. If you already play, take placement first. It sets your starting level with ten hard positions.
Day 3My hands
Every hand the coach reads for you is kept in My hands, with the direction and the reasoning, so you can look back at how you play.
Day 4The lessons
All ten lessons are open to you, from the tiles to your first club night.
Day 5Today's hand
A new hand is dealt every day. Choose what to keep and what to pass, and the coach explains each move.
Day 6Best Pass
A drill mode that deals a rack and asks for the three tiles you would pass in the Charleston, and explains the answer.
Day 7The printable of the week
The closest call of the week on one sheet, with what to keep and what to pass, to print and take to your table.
“I’m thoroughly enjoying the lessons, the drills, the information on which tiles to discard. I know my game will improve.”
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Questions, answered
Anything else?
Are all the lessons included?
Yes. All ten lessons are inside the Club, in order, at your own pace, plus everything else here. The first three are free, so you can try them before you join.
Can I pause instead of cancelling?
Yes, in one click from your account. A pause skips a month's charge, keeps everything unlocked, and resumes on its own. You can cancel from there too, and you keep access to the end of what you paid for.
Can I cancel?
Anytime, from your account page. No email, no hoops. Cancel and you keep access through the end of the period you paid for.
What if it's not for me?
Email support@schoolofmahjong.com within 14 days of the charge and we'll refund it, no questions asked.
Yearly or monthly?
Yearly is the better deal and lines up with the once-a-year card, so your renewal and the new card arrive together. Monthly is there if you'd rather stay flexible.
I already did the Challenge. Do I need this?
You don't need it, the Challenge is yours to keep. The Club is for players who want to keep improving and never fall behind the card.
Is the coach really an AI?
Yes, and we say so plainly. Mei is the School's AI coach: always available, endlessly patient, and honest about being AI. The lessons and reads are real, the persona is not a real person.