Hi friends,

I keep asking myself a question this month. Am I a curator who teaches, or a teacher who curates?

The honest answer is I'm not sure yet. Probably both. Definitely a little obsessed.

Here's what's coming up either way:

🍸 Mahj & Margs at Loro Domain

Monday, June 1 · 6:30–8:30pm · Loro Domain · $45/person (about $58 all in with tax and tip).

Open play night. Includes game play essentials, a signature cocktail or mocktail, plus light bites. For experienced players (bring your 2026 NMJL card). I'll be circulating to answer questions, but it's not a lesson. Just a great mahj night in a beautiful spot on a Monday.

Reserve a seat →

🀄 Boot Camp Fridays + Open Play Thursdays

Thursdays and Fridays · 10:00–11:30am · Central Market North Lamar · $65 per Boot Camp · $40 per Guided Open Play.

I highly recommend taking Boot Camp 101 and Boot Camp 102 on Fridays, followed by Guided Open Play on Thursdays. Research shows that consistent practice across multiple weeks beats one-and-done lessons every time. Mahjong sticks when you keep coming back. Between classes? Keep practicing on I Love Mahj — bots, pajamas, anytime. Use ITSAMAHJING for 3 weeks free.

Take the full series, or pick what fits where you are:

→ Brand new? Start with Boot Camp 101.

→ Took 101 already? Jump to Boot Camp 102.

→ Boot Camp grad? Come to Guided Open Play.

Between classes? Keep practicing on I Love Mahj — bots, pajamas, anytime. Use ITSAMAHJING for 3 weeks free.

July series coming too.

Register →

✨ The Set Concierge

For the person who's been Pinterest-boarding tile sets at 5am for three weeks straight. (Some of us still are. Hi.)

Two ways in:

Set Concierge: Quick-Turn Picks · $85

The quick-turn version. Tell me your style, budget, and how you actually play. I come back with 2 hand-picked sets paired with matching mats. Delivered to your inbox within a week.

Set Concierge: The Deep Dive · $200

The full treatment. Detailed intake, then a personalized recommendations doc with 3–5 sets paired with mats, racks, and storage. We refine by message (or by call if you'd like one) until your final pick is locked in. We work however suits you best.

See both tiers →

🍃 Mahj in the Wild

Private events, your venue, fully styled. By inquiry.

Birthdays, bachelorettes, baby showers, pool parties, holiday gatherings, the book club that's been threatening to learn together — plus team offsites, ladies' nights, milestone birthdays, and office events. I bring tiles, mats, racks, instruction, fun props to help you remember rules, and everything else. We play wherever fits the vibe — your home, your backyard, a private room somewhere stunning.

Bonus. I match tile sets and mats to your theme. A coastal bachelorette gets the Amalfi set. A Texas birthday gets the Texas tiles. Every detail looks intentional.

Plan one →

🀄 Tile Spotlight

This month, Mod French Blue by Peace Love Mahjong.

Soft denim blue. Mid-century numbers you can actually read across the table. Paired with a checkered neoprene tile bag I now travel with everywhere. Sits somewhere between vintage and right now.

Use code ITSAMAHJING for 10% off →

🀄 Favorite Line This Month

QUINTS · Line 3 — Any 2 Numbers in any 1 suit with Opposite Dragons

11111 44444 DDDD

This is unlike anything on last year's card. The numbers don't have to be related at all — they just have to be in the same suit. The dragons must be opposite your collecting suit, so you've got flexibility there too. And the best part: you can use any combo of Jokers in any of the sequences.

Enjoy!

✈️ Out of Office

June 15 to July 2. We're heading east as a family. Lithuania, Poland, and Estonia, then Jim on to Ukraine, where he continues his volunteer work and builds his business on the ground.

If you've been meaning to book before mid-June, now is the moment. After July 2, I'm very much back. With probably a new tile set from somewhere unexpected. Jim does not need to know yet.

That's the update. Hope to see you at a table soon.

If a friend would love this, please forward it their way. More people, more fun, more tile shopping enabled 🌵

XO,

Laurie