Mahjong should fit into your day, not fight it.
Sharp Sparrow is American Mahjong you play with your real friends, online, a few turns at a time — the way Words With Friends fits into a life, but for mahj.
Why we built it
The best thing about mahjong has never been the tiles — it’s the table. The weekly group, the gossip over the Charleston, the friend who taught you and the friend you’ll teach. But weekly is the problem: someone travels, someone gets busy, the fourth chair sits empty, and the game goes quiet.
Sharp Sparrow keeps the game going between game nights. Take your turn over morning coffee; your friends take theirs when they can. The game waits for you, never the other way around. And when you’re in the mood to just play, sit down with our practice table any time — three companionable players who are always free.
What makes it ours
- Play with your actual friends. Your group, your table, whatever your schedules look like.
- Real American Mahjong. The Charleston, calling, jokers and the joker swap, played against the card your table plays — not a simplified stand-in.
- A learn track that starts at zero. Never touched a tile? You’re the fourth seat at a table that teaches you — first win in about ten minutes.
- Beautiful on purpose. Tiles you want to touch, a table that feels warm, and not a casino flourish anywhere.
Who it’s for
The player we build for first is the woman who loves her weekly game and wishes it were more than weekly — and her friend who’s been meaning to learn for years. If that’s you, we’d love to save you a seat. New to the game entirely? Start with our plain-language guide to how American Mahjong works.