The American 250

The full American 250 mahjong set scattered across the companion mat — numbered suits, jokers and 250-backed tiles

Plate I of VII

The Field

The complete set · with the companion mat

The complete set laid out across the companion mat — every suit, every joker, and the commemorative back on each tile. The full range of American icons, from monuments and machines to eagles and bouquets, each rendered at the size of a tile.

The ten American jokers laid out — the Great Seal eagle, the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, a vintage car, Uncle Sam, the Space Shuttle, an airplane, the Washington Monument, the White House and Mount Rushmore

Plate II of VII

Ten Faces of the Republic

Ten jokers · no two alike

Ten jokers, and no two alike — a small portrait gallery of the country. The Great Seal eagle, the Capitol, Lincoln at his memorial, Uncle Sam mid-point, the Space Shuttle climbing, a propeller plane, the Washington Monument, the White House, Mount Rushmore, and a vintage motorcar.

The Statue of Liberty green dragon tile standing upright on the mat, the Liberty silhouette printed below it

Plate III of VII

Liberty, in Green

Green dragon · one of three

The green dragon, reimagined as the Statue of Liberty — torch raised, deep verdigris against the cream tile. Shown standing upright, with the matching Liberty silhouette printed on the mat behind it.

Three American 250 flower tiles, each a red-white-and-blue floral arrangement, beside the starred 250 roundel on the mat

Plate IV of VII

The Bouquets

Flower tiles · red, white & blue

The flower tiles — red, white, and blue arrangements in vases and baskets, each framed by a patriotic border — set beside the starred 250 roundel on the mat.

Close-up of the companion mat's space artwork — Earth and moon above a launching Space Shuttle — with the Space Shuttle joker tile resting on it

Plate V of VII

Ascent

Detail · the companion mat

A close-up of the companion mat — Earth and a pale moon in a field of stars, with the Space Shuttle launching on a red-white-and-blue contrail. The matching Space Shuttle joker rests on top.

Several tile backs showing the red 250 ringed by a circle of blue stars, resting on stars-and-stripes fabric

Plate VI of VII

Two Hundred Fifty

The commemorative back · on every tile

Every tile’s back carries the same mark: a script 250 ringed by stars for the original colonies, in the red and blue of the flag. It’s the signature of the edition, shown here against a stars-and-stripes backdrop.

A row of 250-backed tiles on a red marbled rack, set against the mat's stars-and-stripes 250

Plate VII of VII

At the Racks

Drawn up · ready for the first hand

The tiles racked and ready, backs out, the 250 repeating down the line. A set built to be opened, dealt, and played.

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