THE NEXT MOVE IS WORTH UNDERSTANDING
Read the tiles.
Find your next move.
Build a legal hand. Know what it is worth. Notice what you can keep.
Hong Kong and Riichi guides for the decisions between the draws.
Same suit. Three in a row.
That’s a chow.
THE LEARNING LIBRARY
One good move at a time.
Five worked hands. Fifteen table decisions. Two ways to play.
Your Hong Kong table
Learn Hong Kong mahjong with clear examples of draws, discards, chow, pung and kong. Understand Lightning Dragon’s three-fan minimum, then practice against bots.
Read & try 02Make the fan minimum
Understand Lightning Dragon’s Hong Kong mahjong scoring: three fan minimum, flower bonuses, concealed hands and scoring examples you can test in practice.
Read & try 03Your first Riichi hand
Learn Japanese Riichi mahjong’s first decisions: build a hand, keep a yaku, understand riichi and furiten, then try a free computer-opponent practice table.
Read & try 04Yaku before bonuses
Understand the difference between yaku and dora in Riichi mahjong. Learn easy yaku, read a numbered dora indicator, and avoid a common beginner mistake.
Read & try 05Choose a better discard
Learn how to choose a mahjong discard using useful draws, a scoring plan and opponent threats. Includes clear Hong Kong and Riichi examples with practice.
Read & tryLearn the table you are playing.
Hong Kong asks whether your hand reaches the fan minimum. Riichi asks for a yaku before counting bonuses. Learn one ruleset at a time, and check the house rules before joining a live table.
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