The Empress Starter Kit is a complete table in one bag: the full 160 tile Empress 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.
Empress is the only set in the line whose backs are not flat colour. They are a marbled jade, veined light through dark, so a face-down wall reads as stone rather than plastic, the single detail that makes this set look like it cost more than it does. The faces are white and the drawing is bolder than the rest: raspberry peonies with violet stems on the dots, a green dragon on the bam and a red one on the crak, script monograms on the winds, and cut flowers in painted baskets across the flowers and jokers. The layered edge runs green into pink into white.
| What's Included |
160 Empress 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 |
Marbled jade backs with green, pink and white layered edges; white faces in raspberry, violet, blue 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.