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    American mahjong12 short lessons, from the tiles to your first game.
    1. 1Meet the tiles
    2. 2Making sets
    3. 3Reading a hand
    4. 4Choosing a hand
    5. 5The Charleston
    6. 6Set up and deal
    7. 7Your turn
    8. 8Calling tiles
    9. 9Watching the table
    10. 10Jokers in play
    11. 11Declaring mahjong
    12. 12Play a coached game
    • Quick review
    • Rules at a glance
    1一 萬1CRAK2二 萬2CRAK3三 萬3CRAKHong Kong mahjong9 lessons, from chows to faan scoring.
    1. 1Meet the tiles
    2. 2Making sets
    3. 3Your turn
    4. 4Calling tiles
    5. 5Kongs
    6. 6Winning
    7. 7Faan scoring
    8. 8Special hands
    9. 9Strategy basics
    • The faan table
    • Quick review
    • Rules at a glance
    GuidesEvery rule, explained in plain words.GlossaryWhat each mahjong word means.
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    中RRED
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    Play American mahjongA full game against three computer players.
    • A coached game
    • Practice the Charleston
    • Go for one hand
    • Practice the endgame
    Play Hong Kong mahjongChows, no jokers, and faan scoring.
    The House CardOur free card of winning hands.Use your own cardType in your group's card and play with it.
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    Daily puzzleFive quick questions. A new set every day.
    • Tile match
    • Speed names
    • Winning tile
    • Find the mistake
    • Mahjong or not
    • Joker math
    • Card decoder
    • Sort the rack
    • Charleston chain
    All puzzles
  • GearMahjong sets, racks and mats worth buying.PrintablesFree sheets to print for the table.
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Mahjong puzzles

Short games that each teach one thing about American mahjong. Each takes a minute or two, and every round is new.

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Daily puzzleFive quick questions. A new set every day, the same for everyone.›
  • 中RREDTile matchFlip tiles to find the pairs and learn each tile's name.
  • 5五 萬5CRAKN北NNORTH5 5DOTSpeed namesName as many tiles as you can in 60 seconds.
  • 2 2DOT2 2DOT
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    Winning tile13 tiles, one away from a winning hand. Which tile finishes it?
  • 4 4BAM4 4BAM4四 萬4CRAKFind the mistakeSomeone called mahjong, but one tile is wrong. Find it.
  • E東EEASTE東EEASTE東EEASTMahjong or not10 hands, one at a time. Is each one a winner? Answer fast.
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    Joker mathHow many jokers finish this group? Sometimes the answer is none.
  • 2 2BAM0SOAP2 2BAMCard decoderRead a line from the card and build it, tile by tile.
  • 6 6DOT6 6DOT6 6DOTSort the rackSort 14 mixed-up tiles into the groups of a hand. Beat the clock.
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    Charleston chainThree passes in a row. Give away only what your hand doesn't need.

New to mahjong? Start with the lessons. The puzzles use our House Card, the list of winning hands.

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