The set, the racks, the mat and the snacks all ride to the game together, and that is before anyone has washed a single tile. Hauling a full set counts as the warm-up. This mahjong tote bag carries the joke every player at the table already feels in her shoulders.
ARM DAY runs across the top in heavy, friendly capitals. Below it, two cartoon forearms with pushed-up sleeves and stacked bangles press into a pile of face-down tiles mid-wash, motion lines flying. The tiles show only their plain backs, the way they sit during the shuffle, and the hands are drawn simple and friendly. Flat and bold, with thick even outlines and no lettering on the tiles at all.
Long shoulder handles and a roomy interior that fits a full set, the racks and whatever it is your turn to bring.
A thank-you for the friend who hosts every week, an easy pick for the holiday gift exchange, or a first bag for the newest player carrying her own set to the table.
Carry the set. That counts too.
