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American Mah Jongg

Let's get you playing, one short lesson at a time. You'll try each idea with the tiles as you go. These 7 days are a suggested pace, so take the time that suits you.

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Next up: Meet the tiles

Day 1: Meet the tiles

Get to know your tiles, find matching groups and put them together for your first mahjong.

  1. Meet the tiles5 minutes Quick reference
  2. Pairs, pungs, kongs and quints4 minutes Quick reference
  3. Your first mahjong6 minutes Quick reference

Day 2: Take a turn

Get into the rhythm of drawing and discarding, then try calls and jokers to help your hand.

  1. Draw and discard5 minutes Quick reference
  2. Calling a discard8 minutes Quick reference
  3. Where jokers can go5 minutes Quick reference
  4. Call your winning tile7 minutes Quick reference

Day 3: Read the card

Take the card one row at a time and find a hand you'd like to build.

  1. Reading the card7 minutes Quick reference
  2. Choose a hand7 minutes Quick reference
  3. Exposed, concealed and dead hands6 minutes Quick reference
  4. Practise using the card5 minutes Quick reference

Day 4: The Charleston

Trade spare tiles with your tablemates and explore what your starting hand could become.

  1. The deal and the Charleston8 minutes Quick reference
  2. Choosing tiles to pass6 minutes Quick reference
  3. Practise the full opening6 minutes Quick reference
  4. Practise from the deal5 minutes Quick reference

Day 5: Exchanges and endings

Spot useful joker exchanges and get familiar with the different ways a hand can end.

  1. Joker exchange7 minutes Quick reference
  2. Wall games and dead hands6 minutes Quick reference
  3. Practise joker exchanges7 minutes Quick reference

Day 6: Your first full game

Bring it all together in a full game, with visible opponents' tiles, hints and Undo to help you along.

  1. Your first full game25 minutes Quick reference

Day 7: Join a real table

Try the view from a real table, work out scores together and get ready to join a game.

  1. Play with opponents’ tiles hidden15 minutes Quick reference
  2. Scoring and payments6 minutes Quick reference
  3. At a real table10 minutes Quick reference

Teaches on the Learner card · reviewed 2026-09-14