Chinese Official Mahjong Beginner Guide
Six short articles take you from the tiles to all 81 fan, the non-repeat principle and scoring. Each takes a few minutes; play a hand right after.
Never played mahjong? Start here
Set up your first game, read the table and learn every button. Then come back and learn the rules chapter by chapter.
How to play your first game
The basics
The tilesCharacters, dots, bamboo, honours and eight flowers: what each of the 144 tiles is and how to read it.Winning handsFour sets and a pair, Seven Pairs, Thirteen Orphans, Honors and Knitted Tiles, Knitted Straight — and the most important rule: 8 points to win.The 81 fan and the counting principlesThe full MCR fan list, and how to avoid counting twice: non-repeat, non-separation, non-identical, account-once and take-the-highest.