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Learn Chinese Mahjong
A complete, beginner-friendly guide to Cantonese-style Mahjong. No prior knowledge needed. Start playing with friends today.
136
Tiles in a Set
23
Winning Hands
4
Players per Game
¥72
Cost to Start
What You'll Learn
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Tiles
Recognize all 136 tiles — suits, honors, and their English names.
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Basic Combinations
Pairs, Sequences, Triplets, Kongs, and Melds explained simply.
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Game Setup
Seating, dice rolling, tile drawing — step by step.
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Table Operations
When to Pung, how to Kong, and what ‘robbing the Kong’ means.
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Winning Hands
Standard and special winning patterns explained with examples.
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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 →