the midnight mahj social league

Every team should have one complete American mahjong tile set (152 tiles), a mat, 4 racks & pushers, and dice. Shufflers are recommended, but optional. Each player should have their own 2026 official National Mah Jongg League rule card purchased through Midnight Mahj or through the official National Mah Jongg League website (https://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org/). Please note, there are a lot of fakes and bootleg cards available on Amazon— please do not purchase these for use in the Midnight Mahj League matches, as we cannot guarantee authenticity.

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The league registration fee AND “Member Form” (located on the league home page) must be submitted by April 19, 2026.

Once the league match schedule is posted on the league website, teams assigned to match each other will coordinate on a mutually agreed upon date and time to play the match within the allotted two week window. Time allotted per match should allow for 4 total mahjong games (hands) to be played (~3 hours).

You can play anywhere! At home, a coffee shop, a club house, school, etc—- the world is your table! This league is focused in the Wilmington, DE area.

The Spring 2026 preview social league is reserved for beginner-intermediate level players only. If you are advanced, please reach out to Midnight Mahj to express interest. More options for levels of players and divisions will be available in our next league season planned for Fall 2026.

The Midnight Mahj Social league fee does not include any formal mahjong instruction. If you are interested in joining the league, but have never learned to play mahjong, please reach out to Midnight Mahj to set up a Mahj 101 lesson prior to the season start.

League registration is $35 per player for the season. Each player on a team must be registered individually.

Each team will be made up of 2-4 players. Please communicate your team name and each team player forming your team to Midnight Mahj through the “Member Form” on the league homepage after paying the registration fee. Note, all players must register for the league individually.

At the start of the season, we will provide you with a match up schedule and contact information so you know who you will play during each match. You will have two weeks to play your opponents during each match window.

A detailed match scoring system and scorecard will be provided on the league member site.

A “make-up” match can be set up if schedules get tricky. The score and winner from your make-up match must be reported for the round it was originally scheduled in.

Our preview season will only allow for teams of 2, 3, or 4 members. If you do not have any other team members to sign up with, please contact Midnight Mahj and we will make every effort to introduce you to other potential team members.

Each match in the Spring 2026 Social League features two teams competing across four mahjong hands. For each hand, two players from each team will participate at the table. Teams with more than two members may rotate players between hands as desired.

A minimum of two players per team must be present for a match to take place; however, teams with three or four members are not required to have all players attend every match.

Please note, this season’s Midnight Mahj social league is based out of Wilmington, DE. While matches do not need to take place within Wilmington, DE, teams located outside of Wilmington may need to travel further to a mutually agreed upon location, as decided between matching teams.

The Midnight Mahj Social League will follow official National Mah Jongg League rules.

No, blanks and extra jokers will not be allowed during matches, as these are considered “house rules” and do not follow official National Mah Jongg League rules.

The preview season of the social league is open to teams of beginner and intermediate level skill players. With enough interest, we will attempt to sub-divide teams into divisions based on skill level. Players will be required to disclose their skill level in the “member form” on the league website. If multiple divisions are possible, teams will be sorted based on skill level of most advanced player.

Our full league in Fall 2026 will have set divisions based on skill level.