The Mermaid Starter Kit is a complete table in one bag: the full 160 tile Mermaid 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.
Mermaid is the seaside set, drawn in bright beach colours. The dots are open clam shells holding lime pearls, the bams are seaweed over orange coral with a pink flamingo on the 1 Bam, and the craks are numbers in hot pink over white. The winds are lighthouses, the flowers are eight sea-life panels from a whale to a seahorse, the dragons are a pink and a green mermaid, and every joker is a lime and pink octopus. The backs are a pearly aqua marble with a fine shimmer, and the edges layer white into lime into pale aqua, so a wall of tiles looks like shallow water on a sunny day.
| What's Included |
160 Mermaid 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 |
Pearly aqua marbled backs with lime and pale aqua layered edges; white faces in pink, blue, lime, green and coral. |
| 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.