A local American Mahjong club that brings women together around the table—and makes it easy to keep playing with the people you enjoy.
Mahjong events are easy to find these days. Playing regularly is harder: finding players who share your level or life stage, coordinating schedules, and filling the fourth seat.
TileHour brings local women together for regular Mahjong games. We fill the tables and handle the RSVPs, members pitch in, and along the way we help you find people you'll want to play with again and again.
Whether you're Mahjong-curious or have been playing for years, our games are friendly, social, and welcoming—not intensely competitive.
Sign up and help us spread the word. Games will start when we reach 50 founding members.
Play the regular weekly anchor game at a local restaurant or café, or grab a seat at a game another member has started. After each game, a quick text asks how it went and who you enjoyed playing with.
Optional, but we make this easy. Pick an open time, choose your spot (your home or local venue), set the game level, and add a theme if you like. Invite women you've clicked with at past games first, and TileHour fills the remaining seats.
Join our interest list today. TileHour will only come to Needham if we can hit a critical mass of 50 founding members. Every signup gets us one step closer to launching our first games.
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There is no commitment now—just a shared goal to get things started. Sign up, spread the word.
Join our Interest ListMembership in TileHour is only $12/mo
Our 50 Founding Members will receive their first two months free after we launch.
Many organized Mahjong games charge $25 or more every time you play. TileHour is designed differently: one simple membership that makes it easy to play regularly and be part of a local community.
We keep membership affordable because members occasionally chip in, too, like bringing a set, arriving a few minutes early to help set up, or initiating a game.
The goal isn't to maximize revenue — it's to create something that keeps serving women for years to come.
TileHour was founded by two Harvard Business School classmates who share a love of Mahjong and a belief that one of the best ways to build community is to gather around a table on a regular basis.
Jessica has loved Mahjong since living in Shanghai after graduating from Yale. She later co-founded Wootric, an AI-powered customer experience platform, growing it from an idea to a successful acquisition by InMoment. Throughout her career, she's helped companies build products people love and bring them to market, and she believes Mahjong is one of the most enjoyable ways to create lasting connections.
Divya discovered Mahjong recently and was immediately drawn to how naturally it brings women together. Over the past two decades, she's built products and led teams at companies including Google, LendingClub, and Solana, spanning everything from fintech and commerce to AI. She believes technology can remove the friction of bringing people together, making it easier to build vibrant local communities around a game people love.
Together, Jessica and Divya are building TileHour one community at a time.
Yes. Whether you're Mahjong-curious, have only played a few games, or have been playing for years, you're welcome at TileHour. Our games are designed to be friendly, social, and welcoming—not intensely competitive.
If you're a complete beginner, we'll help familiarize you with the game before attending your first TileHour.
No. Each TileHour chapter welcomes women from the surrounding towns as well.
The only thing you will need is your own American National Mahjongg League official card. If you don't have one, those can be purchased directly from their site.
We handle Mahjong set logistics for games. Any member can opt in to bring a set for their game. This is purely optional!
Once a location is up and running, there will be a weekly anchor game on the same day and time. We'll open up RSVPs in advance and will manage to the number of tables available at a venue so that everyone who commits has a seat.
Games are first come, first served. If a game is full, you can join the waitlist, and we'll notify you if a seat opens up.
Additionally, members can initiate their own ad hoc games throughout the week, so there should always be a range of game times and days available.
No. TileHour doesn't charge per-game fees. If a venue has a food or beverage minimum, members simply pay the venue directly.
Your interest is the first step to help us reach our tipping point. Once interest is high enough, we'll open up Founding Memberships and ask for a more formal commitment to join, including your credit card information to secure your spot. Games will begin as soon as we hit 50 members.