Minneapolis Mah Jongg Club

Category: Local group · American Mah Jongg
Also called: Mpls Mah Jongg Club; Abbe Blacker Mah Jongg; 50th & France Mah Jongg Club
Last checked: 2026-09-10

What it is

Minneapolis Mah Jongg Club is a first-party American Mah Jongg storefront club in Edina (Minneapolis / Twin Cities metro) run by teacher Abbe Blacker: dated OPEN PLAY drop-ins, beginner 4-part series, and league nights on the official site and Bookwhen schedule. It is an in-person club table, not Japanese Riichi and not a Facebook-only meetup scrape.

Who it’s for

Twin Cities players (Edina / 50th & France and nearby Minneapolis / St. Louis Park) who want a bookable in-person American Mah Jongg open-play seat or a multi-week beginner series at a fixed street address. Distinct from Riichi clubs and from civic drop-ins that do not publish a named club schedule.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party club site plus a live Bookwhen calendar with printed street address and dated September–October 2026 OPEN PLAY and class blocks — an unused US metro (Minneapolis) for Plaza Local group listings on disk.

• Club homepage (https://mplsmahjclub.com/) on 2026-09-10: OPEN Play — Assorted Dates / Assorted Times, $22; copy: “Come make yourself comfortable at the Club and enjoy an afternoon of OPEN PLAY with fellow Mahjong players.” Also prints September Mah Jongg for Beginners series (Tuesdays Sept 8–29, evening 6:30–9:00 p.m. and morning 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., $240) and notes Mahj League / Mentored Mahj / more beginner series.
• Same homepage venue block: 3942 Market Street, Edina MN 55424 at Nolan Mains / 50th & France; hours framed as by appointment and class registration; free parking in the North Parking Ramp; next door to The Grind (former Bar Method space). Maps link on that block points to the Google listing for Minneapolis Mah Jongg Club.
• Official Bookwhen schedule (https://bookwhen.com/mspmahjclub) on 2026-09-10 (Central Time): upcoming OPEN PLAY / OPEN PLAY for ROOKIES starts including Tue Sep 15 (10 a.m. rookies; 6:30 p.m. open play), Thu Sep 17 (10 a.m.; 6:30 p.m.), Tue Sep 22 (6:30 p.m.), Thu Sep 24 (10 a.m. rookies; 6:30 p.m.), Tue Sep 29 (6:30 p.m.), plus September/October beginner series and Fall Mini Mahj League blocks. Contact footer on that page: 3942 Market Street, Edina, MN 55424; phone (952) 254-7900.
• Teacher framing on the homepage and Sep 2026 Edina Magazine feature: Abbe Blacker as club owner/teacher; American “Mah Jongg” spelling throughout first-party copy.

Schedule lines and the $22 open-play price above are what the official pages showed on the check date. Bookwhen lists start times for OPEN PLAY without a printed end time on the index view — confirm the live Bookwhen event before treating a seat or end time as fixed. Dates fill and shift; register on Bookwhen.

Official URL

Club: https://mplsmahjclub.com/

Schedule / registration (Bookwhen): https://bookwhen.com/mspmahjclub

Refund policy (Bookwhen): https://bookwhen.com/mspmahjclub/page/refund_policy

Location

Minneapolis Mah Jongg Club, 3942 Market Street, Edina, MN 55424 (Nolan Mains at 50th & France). Phone (952) 254-7900.

Notes

• American Mah Jongg. First-party pages use the American “Mah Jongg” / “Mahj” spelling for a U.S. social club and beginner series. They do not print “National Mah Jongg League,” “Riichi,” or Chinese / Hong Kong rules on the check date — do not invent a printed rule-family lock the pages do not show. Not Japanese Riichi as the house game.
• Storefront open play and classes are registration-based (Bookwhen), not an unlabeled walk-in board. Homepage open-play price on the check date: $22.
• Standing Twin Cities club with dated 2026 calendar — not a ticketed one-off fundraiser and not a scraped Meetup-only listing.
• Not affiliated with Mahjong Plaza.

FAQ

Q: Is this Japanese Riichi or Chinese mahjong?
A: No. The club’s first-party site and Bookwhen schedule use American “Mah Jongg” wording for open play and beginner series — not a Riichi club listing.

Q: When and where is open play?
A: On 2026-09-10 the homepage listed OPEN Play at $22 (assorted dates/times). Bookwhen showed September starts such as Tue/Thu 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. CDT (including OPEN PLAY for ROOKIES on some mornings) at 3942 Market Street, Edina, MN 55424. Confirm the live Bookwhen row for the day you want.

Q: How do I register, and are there beginner classes?
A: Register on the official Bookwhen schedule (linked from https://mplsmahjclub.com/). On the check date the homepage also printed September beginner 4-part series blocks (morning and evening) at $240 — use Bookwhen for seats and any holiday skips.