Little Table by Otto Mahjong

The table
starts young.

A stepping-stone tile game that teaches pattern recognition and strategic thinking — so that by the time a child sits down at the full Otto set, the game already feels natural.

Ages 4 – 12 · Three Levels
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Not simplified
Mahjong. Something better.

Little Table is not a children's version of American Mahjong. It's a standalone game built from scratch for young players — using familiar suits, simple rules, and three escalating levels of play — that naturally builds the cognitive foundations Mahjong requires.

Kids who grow up with Little Table arrive at the full Otto set already thinking in suits, sets, and sequences. The transition isn't a learning curve. It's a natural next step.

Same tiles.
Growing complexity.

Little Table grows with your child. The same set of tiles powers all three levels — complexity comes from the hands and rules, not new components.

Level 01

The Matcher

Ages 4 – 6

Pure matching. Draw one tile, discard one tile. First to collect three matching sets wins. No calling, no strategy — just the satisfying click of tiles coming together.

  • Suit recognition
  • Identical matching
  • Basic turn structure
  • Patience and focus
Level 02

The Builder

Ages 7 – 9

14-tile hands. Pungs, sequences, and pairs. Calling introduced for completing sets. Optional Charleston to pass tiles — the first taste of real strategy.

  • Hand building
  • Simple sequencing
  • Calling rules
  • Strategic discarding
Level 03

The Strategist

Ages 10 – 12

Full hand selection from the Little Table card. Complete calling rules. The Charleston as standard. Wildcard tiles that map directly to Joker logic. One step from the adult game.

  • Hand selection strategy
  • Full calling rules
  • The Charleston
  • Wildcard / Joker logic

Familiar shapes.
Real pattern thinking.

Little Table uses four suits chosen for immediate visual recognition — bold, geometric, and distinct enough to read across the table at a glance. Each suit prepares young players for the numbered suit logic of American Mahjong.

🐰 Animals
Bear · Fox · Rabbit · Bird
Universally recognizable, naturally distinct
Shapes
Circle · Triangle · Square · Diamond
Bridges to Dot/Bam/Crak logic later
Nature
Sun · Moon · Star · Leaf
Calm, familiar, fits any aesthetic
1–4 Numbers
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 with dot count
Directly mirrors numbered suit logic

Everything sized right.

All products · Waitlist Only
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Tile Set
80 tiles across four suits — Animals, Shapes, Nature, and Numbers. Bold, geometric, built for small hands.
Pricing TBD · Waitlist Only
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Play Mat
Scaled play surface for four young players. Soft, durable, calm enough to live alongside the adult set.
Pricing TBD · Waitlist Only
Coming Soon
Racks
Set of four. Wider and shorter for small hands. Same material language as the Otto set.
Pricing TBD · Waitlist Only
Coming Soon
Reference Cards
Three level-specific cards plus a parent guide. Icon-forward for younger players. Grows with the child.
Pricing TBD · Waitlist Only

When they're ready
for the real table.

Little Table is the beginning. When a child levels out of The Strategist, they're not learning Mahjong — they already know how to think in it. The Otto set is the natural next step, and by then, the game feels like coming home.

Little Table and Otto are designed in the same visual language — same material honesty, same design restraint — so the transition between them feels like growing up, not starting over.

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Pattern thinking
starts early.

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