FOURTH WALL
NYC MAHJONG CLUB
🀣 BOOK A MAHJONG LESSON 🀣
🀥 PRACTICE PLAY 🀥
🀢 PRIVATE BOOKINGS 🀢
🀤 ABOUT FOURTH WALL 🀤
*COMING SOON - 🀅 SHOP SETS 🀅
🀣 LEARN TO PLAY 🀣
“CHICKEN HAND” | 雞和
Sip tea and learn the basic version of Chinese mahjong, known as “chicken hand” or 0 points, at one of our IRL lessons in Williamsburg, BK. We cover everything from reading tiles to playing your first full game.
HONG KONG | 港式麻將
Already familiar with the basics? Step your game up to the club-favorite advanced rules of Hong Kong mahjong. You’ll learn point minimums, scoring and the basics of strategy.
🀥 PRACTICE PLAY 🀥
GUIDED PRACTICE
So, you’ve learned how to play chicken hand / 0 points mahjong. Now, time for practice. Book a seat at an upcoming practice session with fellow beginners. Tile guides included, along with teacher on-site for questions + pointers.
MORE DATES
COMING
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RESERVE A TABLE TO PLAY
Already know how to play, and looking for a place to play? Reserve a table ($50 / 2hr) at our Williamsburg, BK location, bring your friends and play. Manual and automatic tables available on first-come, first-served basis. As much as we love Wong Kar-wai… no smoking. BYOB.
🀢 PRIVATE BOOKINGS 🀢
MAHJONG CHEZ VOUS
FOURTH WALL founder Florian Koenigsberger fell in love with the game of mahjong after taking a Lunar New Year lesson with NYC’s Green Tile Social Club. Since then, he’s taught more than 250 people how to play, learned several versions / variants of the game and collected a few dozen sets.
If you’re looking to host a private event or lesson at your home (New York area) or for your team at work, reach out below to schedule a call so our team can tailor our event to your needs.
All private bookings include mahjong sets, tile + rule guides and dedicated 3D film photography to document your gathering.
🀢 ABOUT FOURTH WALL 🀢
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
FOURTH WALL founder Florian Koenigsberger learned mahjong with his wife Keshia - a Hong Kong native - by way of a Lunar New Year lesson with NYC’s Green Tile Social Club. From lesson to tournament to mahjong night at their wedding in Kowloon, the seeds of addiction germinated quickly.
To date, Florian has taught more than 250 people how to play, learned several versions / variants of the game and collected a few dozen sets… and counting. FOURTH WALL is our growing community of friends who, every few weeks, ill-advisedly huddle around the tables until sunrise.
Beyond the obvious stuff — the unending hours of play, the clicking of the tiles, the chances to catch up with friends over several rounds — Florian’s interest in the game has personal stakes. His father’s recent Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis sparked an interest in cognitive health, and building camaraderie within our aging communities. One friend’s story of their non-verbal grandparent who, in spite of being unable to communicate with words, gathers the family around the mahjong table every visit really moved him.
How amazing, to learn something you can do into your oldest years that forces you, at least for a few hours, to put your phone away and talk to someone across from you?
A big thank you, to his friends who have immersed him in this beautiful game + culture. 多謝 !
