{"product_id":"heritage-mah-jongg-rocks-glass-big-joker","title":"Heritage Mah Jongg Rocks Glass - The Big Joker","description":"\u003c!--\nMERLIN CLASSICS R4.3SP PRODUCT MINI HUB - HERITAGE SERIES - Heritage Mah Jongg Rocks Glass - The Big Joker\nWhat changed: v001 NEW build Mon Nov 2 2026: five paragraphs (hook, sell, story, story, product details with care); keywords meta, article tags, BreadcrumbList and FAQPage added; top button to The Mah Jongg Collection, tail button to Mah Jongg Ornaments\nGKP 463: shared ladder R1 166\/1338 = 12.4% | R2 333\/607 = 54.9% | two-run 499\/1945 = 25.7% - CLOSED Mon Nov 2 2026 | GKP number penciled, confirm against workbook\nKeywords: 7 published (tier-ordered) | Tags: 7\nIP Clean: no league, card, tile maker, app, title or living person named\nContent audit: PASS - facts checked Mon Nov 2 2026; hook 18 words\n--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"1920s mahjong, mahjong in the 1920s, mahjong craze, mahjong party ideas, mahjong glass, mahjong party, mahjong cocktail glasses\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"1920s mahjong\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong in the 1920s\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong craze\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong party ideas\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong glass\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong party\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong cocktail glasses\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/mah-jongg-collection\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; padding: 14px 18px; margin: 16px 0; background: #A9C7A1; color: #111111; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003eMore Mah Jongg Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow crazy was America's first mah jongg craze?\u003c\/strong\u003e By 1924, a Washington hotel had bathers playing in its pool, with an estimated 300,000 sets already sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaise a glass to a decade that lost its head over tiles. The Big Joker on clear glass is a fine pour for your own version of the party, whether your game runs on rye, ginger ale or a pot of decaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game's American peak came in 1923 and 1924, when it reached the Harding White House. The Los Angeles Times estimated about 300,000 sets sold by October 1923, and nearly $850,000 in sets in nine months. The Washington Post reported a city gone mad for it. A June 1924 photograph shows bathers at the tiles in a hotel pool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was also the Prohibition years, though nothing ties the craze to speakeasies, and the costumed Chinese parties of the time look awkward now. New York's Plaza even hosted a fete with ballet. By decade's end the fad had faded, but a smaller, more serious game stayed. Nothing lasts like a hobby that survives its own hype.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clear 10 oz tempered rocks glass with room for a large cube, printed so the tile holds its color against the drink. PLEASE WASH BY HAND to protect the print. A barcode sticker sits under the base and peels off. As with everything we make, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/mahjong-ornaments\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; padding: 14px 18px; margin: 16px 0; background: #d9d9d9; color: #111111; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003eMah Jongg Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merlin Classics","offers":[{"title":"10oz","offer_id":51295123407065,"sku":"14205452703586235529","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/9374\/9465\/files\/2609974837151072175_2048.jpg?v=1793676398","url":"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/products\/heritage-mah-jongg-rocks-glass-big-joker","provider":"Merlin Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}