Mahjong

How to play Mahjong

Mahjong Solitaire is a tile-matching puzzle played with a mahjong set. The tiles are stacked in a layout several layers deep, and you clear them two at a time by matching identical tiles. Remove every tile to win.

Only free tiles can be taken: a tile is free when nothing lies on top of it and its left or right side is open. Blocked tiles are shown slightly darker. Any flower matches any other flower, and any season any other season. Every deal here has at least one solution; if you run out of moves, Shuffle rearranges the remaining tiles and Undo takes back a pair. The Classic layout is the 144-tile turtle, and Small is a 72-tile pyramid that suits a phone.

• Players 1
• Mode Single player
• Plays on Phone, tablet and desktop
• Price Free, no sign-up

Mahjong rules

• Tiles are removed in matching pairs.
• A tile is free when no tile lies on it and its left or right side is open.
• Only free tiles can be selected.
• Flowers match each other, and so do seasons; all other tiles match only their twin.
• You win by clearing the whole board.

Controls

Click / tap a tile

Select it

Click / tap its match

Remove the pair

Hint, or H

Point out a pair that can be taken

Shuffle, or S

Rearrange the tiles that are left

Undo, or U

Put back the last pair

N

Deal a new game

Mahjong questions