Learn Chinese Mahjong
A complete, beginner-friendly guide to Chinese Mahjong. No prior knowledge needed. Start playing with friends today.
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What You'll Learn
Tiles
Recognize all 136 tiles — suits, honors, and their English names.
Basic Combinations
Pairs, Sequences, Triplets, Kongs, and Melds explained simply.
Game Setup
Seating, dice rolling, tile drawing — step by step.
Table Operations
When to Pung, how to Kong, and what ‘robbing the Kong’ means.
Winning Hands
Standard and special winning patterns explained with examples.
Scoring Table
23 hand types with multipliers — from 3x to 50x.
Quick Rules Summary
- Goal: Be the first to complete a winning hand of 14 tiles (4 melds + 1 pair).
- No Chow: You cannot call a discard to form a sequence. Sequences must be drawn from the wall.
- Pung & Kong: You can call any discard if you hold a pair (Pung) or three (Kong) of the same tile.
- Scoring: Hands have base multipliers (3x to 50x). Kongs pay separately. Multiple hand types stack.
Ready to start your Mahjong journey?
Start with the Tiles →