# Learn Mahjong Quick > Learn Mahjong Quick (https://learnmahjongquick.com) is a free website that teaches American mahjong and Hong Kong mahjong from zero, with short interactive lessons, puzzles and full games against the computer. Everything is free. No sign-up is needed; an optional free account saves progress across devices. What you can do here: - Learn American mahjong: 12 short interactive lessons, from the tiles to a full coached game. https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong - Learn Hong Kong mahjong: 9 lessons on chows, pungs, kongs and faan scoring. https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong - Play American mahjong against 3 computer players, with a coach (Off, Hints, Tips, Teach), house rules and practice setups. https://learnmahjongquick.com/play-american-mahjong - Play Hong Kong mahjong against the computer. https://learnmahjongquick.com/play-hong-kong-mahjong - Daily puzzle: five quick questions, a new set every day. https://learnmahjongquick.com/daily-mahjong-puzzle - 9 puzzle games, each teaching one skill. https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles - Practice drills: Tile drill, Pick a hand, What to throw away, Charleston passes, Spot the joker swap, Scoring. - The House Card: our own free card of 46 winning hands, and a tool to type in your own group's card. https://learnmahjongquick.com/american-mahjong-card - 19 plain-language guides to American and Hong Kong mahjong, a glossary and gear advice. https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides - Free printables, each also a PDF download: the House Card, a beginner cheat sheet, a scorecard and a host checklist. https://learnmahjongquick.com/printables Accessibility: six tile styles including Clear (large text, color-blind safe), larger text and tiles, an easy-read font, high contrast, reduced motion, read aloud and no time pressure. Facts for agents: the site is not part of any mahjong league; it uses its own House Card. Gear links may be affiliate links. Contact: hello@learnmahjongquick.com. ## American mahjong course ### The basics - [Meet the tiles](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/meet-the-tiles.md): All 152 tiles, and how to tell them apart. - [Making sets](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/making-sets.md): Pairs, pungs, kongs and quints, and where jokers fit. - [Reading a hand](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/reading-a-hand.md): How a card line turns into the 14 tiles you need. - [Choosing a hand](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/choosing-a-hand.md): How to find the hand on the card that fits your tiles. ### Before play - [The Charleston](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/the-charleston.md): The tile swap before play, and what to pass. - [Set up and deal](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/set-up-and-deal.md): Build the wall, break it, and deal the tiles. ### Playing - [Your turn](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/your-turn.md): Draw a tile, throw one out, and say its name. - [Calling tiles](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/calling-tiles.md): Take a thrown tile to finish a set, and show it. - [Watching the table](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/watching-the-table.md): What other players' sets and discards tell you, and which tiles are safer to throw. - [Jokers in play](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/jokers-in-play.md): How to use jokers, and how to swap them out of other sets. - [Declaring mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-american-mahjong/declaring-mahjong.md): Say you won, check the hand, and see who pays. ### Your first game - Play a coached game: A full game against the computer, with a tip on every turn. ## Hong Kong mahjong course ### The basics - [Meet the tiles](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/meet-the-tiles.md): All 144 tiles, and how to tell them apart. - [Making sets](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/making-sets.md): Chows, pungs, kongs and the pair. A hand is 4 sets and a pair. ### Playing - [Your turn](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/your-turn.md): Draw a tile, discard one, and set aside bonus tiles. - [Calling tiles](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/calling-tiles.md): Take a discard to finish a set. Chows only from your left. - [Kongs](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/kongs.md): Three ways to make a kong, the extra tile, and robbing a kong. - [Winning](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/winning.md): A complete hand, waiting tiles, and the two ways to win. ### Scoring - [Faan scoring](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/faan-scoring.md): What scores, how much, and the 3 faan you need to win. - [Special hands](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/special-hands.md): Big hands worth many faan: dragons, winds, all honors, thirteen orphans, Heaven's and Earth's hands, and more limit hands. ### Playing well - [Strategy basics](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/strategy-basics.md): Plan your faan, keep your hand flexible, and discard safely. ## Reference - [American mahjong rules at a glance](https://learnmahjongquick.com/american-mahjong-rules-at-a-glance.md): the main points of every lesson on one page - [Hong Kong mahjong rules at a glance](https://learnmahjongquick.com/hong-kong-mahjong-rules-at-a-glance.md): the main points of every lesson on one page - [The House Card](https://learnmahjongquick.com/american-mahjong-card.md) - [Hong Kong faan table](https://learnmahjongquick.com/learn-hong-kong-mahjong/faan-table.md) - [How to play American mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/how-to-play-american-mahjong.md): A plain guide to American mahjong for beginners: the tiles, the card, the Charleston, a turn, calling, jokers, and how to win. - [American mahjong rules](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/american-mahjong-rules.md): The rules of American mahjong on one page: tiles, sets, the card, the Charleston, turns, calling, jokers, winning and payment. - [Mahjong tiles explained](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/mahjong-tiles.md): All 152 American mahjong tiles explained with pictures: Dots, Bams, Craks, winds, dragons, flowers and jokers, and how to tell them apart. - [How to read a mahjong card](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/how-to-read-a-mahjong-card.md): How to read an American mahjong card: what the numbers, letters and colors mean, how to count a hand to 14, and what X, C and values mean. - [How to choose a hand in American mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/how-to-choose-a-hand.md): How to choose a hand in American mahjong: start from your tiles, match them to a section of the card, count what you have and settle after the Charleston. - [The Charleston in mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/mahjong-charleston.md): The Charleston in American mahjong, step by step: pass right, across and left, the optional second round, blind passes and the courtesy pass. - [Mahjong joker rules](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/mahjong-jokers.md): How jokers work in American mahjong: where you can use them, where you can't, how to swap a joker from an exposed set, and the jokerless bonus. - [Calling tiles in mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/calling-tiles.md): How calling works in American mahjong: when you can take a discard, how to expose a set, who gets a tile two players want, and concealed hands. - [How mahjong scoring works](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/mahjong-scoring.md): How payment works in American mahjong: hand values, who pays double on a discard or self-drawn win, the jokerless bonus, and worked examples. - [How to set up mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/how-to-set-up-mahjong.md): How to set up American mahjong: choosing East, building the wall 19 tiles long and 2 high, breaking it with the dice, and dealing 13 or 14 tiles. - [Mahjong strategy for beginners](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/mahjong-strategy.md): Simple American mahjong strategy for beginners: choosing a hand, using the Charleston, safe discards, reading the table and when to switch. - [Mahjong etiquette](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/mahjong-etiquette.md): Mahjong etiquette for new players: naming discards, keeping pace, table talk, calling, handling mistakes and dead hands kindly, and settling up. - [How to host a mahjong night](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/host-a-mahjong-night.md): How to host a mahjong night at home: the table, what you need, food and music that suit the game, and how to teach friends who have never played. - [How to choose a mahjong set](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/how-to-choose-a-mahjong-set.md): What to look for in an American mahjong set: 152 tiles with 8 jokers, corner numbers, tile size and weight, racks with pushers, and a good case. - [How to play Hong Kong mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/how-to-play-hong-kong-mahjong.md): A plain guide to Hong Kong mahjong for beginners: the 144 tiles, chows, pungs and kongs, a turn, calling, flowers, faan and how to win. - [Hong Kong mahjong scoring (faan) explained](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/hong-kong-mahjong-scoring.md): How faan scoring works in Hong Kong mahjong: what scores, the 3 faan minimum, limit hands, how to add up a hand and what each player pays. - [Hong Kong vs American mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/hong-kong-vs-american-mahjong.md): The main differences between Hong Kong and American mahjong: tiles, jokers, chows, the card, the Charleston, calling, flowers and scoring. - [American vs Chinese mahjong](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/american-vs-chinese-mahjong.md): The main differences between American and Chinese mahjong: 152 vs 144 tiles, jokers, the yearly card, the Charleston, no runs, and scoring. - [Mahjong glossary](https://learnmahjongquick.com/guides/glossary.md): A plain A to Z of American mahjong terms, from Bam, Crak and Dot to pung, kong, quint, Charleston, joker swap, dead hand and wall game. ## Puzzles - [Tile match](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/tile-match): Flip tiles to find the pairs and learn each tile's name. - [Speed names](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/speed-names): Name as many tiles as you can in 60 seconds. - [Winning tile](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/winning-tile): 13 tiles, one away from a winning hand. Which tile finishes it? - [Find the mistake](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/find-the-mistake): Someone called mahjong, but one tile is wrong. Find it. - [Mahjong or not](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/mahjong-or-not): 10 hands, one at a time. Is each one a winner? Answer fast. - [Joker math](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/joker-math): How many jokers finish this group? Sometimes the answer is none. - [Card decoder](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/card-decoder): Read a line from the card and build it, tile by tile. - [Sort the rack](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/sort-the-rack): Sort 14 mixed-up tiles into the groups of a hand. Beat the clock. - [Charleston chain](https://learnmahjongquick.com/mahjong-puzzles/charleston): Three passes in a row. Give away only what your hand doesn't need. ## Optional - [Everything in one file](https://learnmahjongquick.com/llms-full.txt): every lesson, guide, the House Card and the faan table as Markdown. - [Sitemap](https://learnmahjongquick.com/sitemap.xml)