The Bloomsbury Starter Kit is a complete table in one bag: the full 160 tile Bloomsbury set, four clear racks with pushers, chips, a wind indicator, dice and a how-to-play manual, packed in a quilted carrying set with a zippered pouch for the tiles and a drawstring sleeve for the racks. Nothing else to buy before the first game.
Bloomsbury is a garden set drawn in pastel. The dots are flowers in mixed colours, the bams are bamboo threaded with small blooms, and the craks are numbers in coral over white. Where most sets fall back on abstract marks, this one uses objects: watering cans on the winds, planted rain boots on the flowers, and flower fairies on every joker. The backs are a pale powder pink and the edges layer pink into lavender into mint, so the side of a wall is its own soft stripe. It reads as spring whatever month you play it in.
| What's Included |
160 Bloomsbury tiles, four clear racks with pushers, a quilted carrying set of tote, zippered tile pouch and drawstring rack sleeve, scoring chips, a wind indicator to mark East, dice and a how-to-play manual. |
| Tile Count |
160 tiles. A complete American mahjong set. |
| Tile Breakdown |
36 dots, 36 bams, 36 craks, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 8 flowers, 10 jokers and 6 blank spares. |
| Material |
Four-layer engraved acrylic. |
| Tile Size |
32 × 23 × 16 mm (1.26 × 0.91 × 0.63 in) each. |
| Finish |
Engraved first, then painted, so the carving holds its edge instead of wearing smooth. |
| Colors |
Pale pink backs with lavender and mint layered edges; white faces in pink, coral, yellow and green. |
| Racks |
Four clear acrylic all-in-one racks with attached pushers, 17.72 in (45 cm) long. |
| Carrying Set |
Quilted pink paisley. Zip-top tote 20 × 9.4 × 3.2 in (51 × 24 × 8 cm), zippered tile pouch 13 × 7.8 × 3.2 in (33 × 20 × 8 cm), drawstring rack sleeve 25 × 7.8 in (63 × 18 cm). |
| Care |
Wipe tiles and racks with a soft damp cloth. Avoid solvents and abrasive cleaners. |
Every tile is engraved and painted individually, so small variations in size and finish are expected, and part of the charm.