How to Run a Multi-Week Mahjong Series

A multi-week mahjong series lets players pay once for a block of games, like a 6-week Tuesday Night Series. It simplifies your payment collection, encourages commitment, and gives players something to look forward to each week.

If you've been running a weekly game and want to add more structure, or you're tired of collecting $10 from everyone every Tuesday, a series might be exactly what your club needs.

What Is a Mahjong Series?

A series is a group of linked events sold under a single pass. You sign up once, pay once, and show up each week.

In Bam Good Time, a series is a package with linked events. You pick the dates (say, six consecutive Tuesdays), set a price, and publish it. Players buy the series pass and are either registered for every session automatically or RSVP to each one as the weeks go on, your choice.

Unless you also sell sessions one at a time, the individual events within a series don't appear in your club's main event feed, they're grouped together in a series card, keeping things clean and organized.

Why Run a Series?

Predictable Revenue

You know exactly how much money you've collected before the series even starts. No more hoping 16 people show up and pay each week. That makes budgeting for a venue, supplies, or snacks much easier. For more on managing your club's money, see our guide to mahjong club finances.

Stronger Commitment

When someone has already paid for six weeks, they're far more likely to show up. Fewer last-minute cancellations, fewer scrambles for subs, more consistent table counts.

Community Building

A series creates a season, a shared arc with a beginning and an end. Players get to know each other's habits, inside jokes develop, and the table talk gets better every week.

Setting Up a Series in Bam Good Time

It takes about five minutes.

1. Create Your Events

In Create Event, choose Event Series and click each session's date on the calendar, your six Tuesdays, your eight Thursdays, whatever the cadence. Use event templates if you're running the same format each week so you're not rebuilding from scratch.

2. Create the Package

Give the series a name players will recognize, "Spring Tuesday Night Series" works better than "Package #3." Add a description with the dates, session count, and any details about format or skill level.

3. Link the Events

Saving the series creates an event for each date, already linked to it, and Add existing dates on the series page pulls in events you made earlier. Unless you also sell sessions one at a time, the events appear grouped under the series card rather than scattered across your event feed.

4. Set Your Price

Price the series at a slight discount compared to paying per session. If your regular games are $10 each and the series is six weeks, $50 instead of $60 gives players an incentive to commit. Take card payments through Stripe for online checkout (on Starter and up), let players pay you by Venmo or cash, or offer it free.

5. Publish and Share

Publish the series. Players see the series card on your club page and purchase the pass. Then, depending on one checkbox, they're registered for every session automatically or RSVP to each session individually as the weeks approach.

Series Passes vs. Punch Cards

Bam Good Time supports both (punch cards on Starter and up), and they serve different purposes.

• Series pass, Covers a specific set of linked events. Buy the Spring Series, get access to those six Tuesdays. Time-bound and event-specific.
• Punch card, A count-based pass (e.g., 10 sessions) that works at any eligible event. One punch spent per registration, whenever the player chooses to come.

Use a series when you want players locked into a defined block of games. Use a punch card when you want to reward regulars with a bulk discount but keep scheduling flexible. Some clubs offer both. For a deeper look, check out how to handle mahjong club finances.

Managing the Series Week to Week

Once your series is live, the weekly rhythm is straightforward.

RSVPs Happen Individually

If you turn off automatic registration, players who have already paid for the whole series still RSVP to each session. If it's on, they're registered for every session and tap "Can't Attend" for a week they'll miss. Either way you get an accurate headcount every week, you'll know exactly how many tables to set up and whether you need subs.

Handle Absences Gracefully

Life happens. A series player will miss a week here and there. Since they've already paid, there's no payment to sort out, they tap "Can't Attend" for that session (or, if they RSVP week by week, simply skip it). "Can't Attend" frees the seat for the next person on that night's waitlist. If you want to fill seats another way, you can also sell sessions one at a time.

Track Attendance

Your event dashboard shows who showed up each week. Over the course of a series, attendance patterns emerge, and that data helps you plan future series with the right capacity and pricing.

Tips for a Successful Series

Start with four to six weeks. Long enough to build momentum, short enough that players aren't committing to three months sight unseen.

Pick a consistent day and time. Tuesday at 7pm, every week, same place. Predictability is the whole point.

Price it right. A 10-15% discount compared to drop-in pricing rewards commitment without undervaluing your events. If drop-in is $10/session and the series is six weeks, $50-$55 is a natural price point.

Send reminders. Bam Good Time handles weekly reminders automatically, so nobody forgets which Tuesday it is.

Name it something memorable. "Spring Tile Series" or "Tuesday Night Mahj" gives your series an identity. Players start referring to it by name, and that's how traditions get built.

End with a finale. A mini-tournament, a potluck, or simply recognition for perfect attendance. It gives the series a satisfying close and builds excitement for the next one.

Ready to Launch Your First Series?

A multi-week series is one of the best ways to add structure to your club without making things complicated. Players pay once, you collect once, and everyone shows up with intention.

If you're already running a tournament or league, a series slots in perfectly alongside it, see our guide to running a mahjong tournament for ideas on leveling up your competitive play. And if you're still figuring out the best way to handle money, start with how to collect payments for mahjong events.

Create your free club on Bam Good Time and set up your first series today.