Bam Good Time launches free national map of 140 American mahjong tournaments

Bam Good Time has opened a free national map showing 140 upcoming American mahjong tournaments in 30 states, along with lessons, classes and clubs. The tool is meant to help new and experienced players find games faster as the sport grows nationwide.

Why it matters: - American mahjong is drawing new players across the country, and the new map gives them one place to find tournaments, lessons and clubs. - The directory could make it easier for organizers to fill events and for players to move from learning the game to joining a local community.

What happened: - Bam Good Time launched a free national map of upcoming American mahjong tournaments at the tournament map. - The map lists 140 upcoming American mahjong tournaments in 30 states. - The same directory also includes more than 500 upcoming lessons and classes. - The platform also includes a directory of more than 1,700 mahjong clubs. - Tournament organizers can submit an event for free at the submission form without creating an account. - Bam Good Time checks each listing before it goes live. - Players can sign up for email alerts about new clubs and tournaments near them.

The details: - Heather Cannon, founder of Bam Good Time, said the company built the map after hearing from new players who wanted to know where to go next after learning the game. - More than 400 clubs use Bam Good Time's app for sign-ups, waitlists, payments and league scoring. - Those clubs have more than 30,000 members on their rosters. - Bam Good Time also designs American mahjong tile sets with artists. - The company makes a free online game, Bam Good Time Mahjong Online, for iPhone and iPad. - Bam Good Time runs clubs, venues, leagues, scrambles and tournaments on one platform across the web and apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. - Venues can let players reserve a table or a seat. - Leagues and scrambles track scores and standings. - Tournaments can run several rounds with automatic pairings. - The platform includes Ask Heather, an AI assistant that answers organizers' questions about events and players and can email members for them. - The platform also includes AI seating, which creates tables from plain-English instructions. - Clubs can start free. - Venue booking, leagues and tournaments are available on the Pro plan.

Between the lines: - Bam Good Time is trying to position itself as both a discovery tool and an operations platform for the growing American mahjong market. - The combination of public listings, club software and AI tools suggests the company wants to reduce friction at every step, from first game to tournament play.

What's next: - Bam Good Time will keep accepting new tournament submissions as more organizers add listings. - Email alerts and the broader directory could become a bigger channel for players looking for nearby games as the mahjong community expands.

The bottom line: - Bam Good Time is betting that the biggest need in American mahjong is not just play, but a simple way to find where to play next.