The goal in Mahjong is to be the first player to complete a winning hand—usually made of 4 sets (like sequences or triplets) and 1 pair.

The game uses 144 tiles, including:

• Suits (Dots, Bamboo, Characters)

• Honor tiles (Winds & Dragons)

• Bonus tiles (Flowers & Seasons, optional)

• 4 players sit around a table.

• Tiles are shuffled and stacked into walls.

• Each player draws 13 tiles (dealer gets 14).

• The dealer starts the game.

• Players take turns drawing and discarding tiles.

• The aim is to form valid sets:

  • Pong (3 identical tiles)

  • Chow (3 consecutive tiles in same suit)

  • Kong (4 identical tiles)

• First to complete a valid hand declares “Mahjong!”

• Focus on building flexible combinations.

• Watch opponents’ discards to guess their hands.

• Avoid discarding tiles that help others.

• Balance speed (quick win) vs high-value hands.

• Points are awarded based on the hand’s difficulty and patterns.

• Special combinations score higher.

• Scoring rules vary depending on the Mahjong version being played.

• A standard winning hand includes:

• 4 sets (Pong/Chow/Kong)

• 1 pair
  Special hands (like all triplets or pure suit) earn bonus points.

• Pong: 3 identical tiles

• Chow: Sequence of 3 tiles

• Kong: 4 identical tiles

• Pair: 2 identical tiles

• Discard: Tile you throw away