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Siamese 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

What changes from American Mah Jongg

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

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

Day S1: Build two hands

Explore two hands at once, moving tiles between racks and making calls with both plans in mind.

  1. Two players, two racks5 minutes Quick reference
  2. Arrange your two hands7 minutes Quick reference
  3. Choose a rack when calling8 minutes Quick reference

Day S2: Declare and keep playing

Enjoy your first Siamese mahjong, then play on toward a second and see how the scoring works.

  1. Your first Siamese mahjong7 minutes Quick reference
  2. When to declare6 minutes Quick reference
  3. Siamese endings and scoring7 minutes Quick reference

Day S3: Your first Siamese game

Try a full two-player game and see what two hands you can build, with help close at hand.

  1. Your first Siamese game25 minutes Quick reference

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