Hong Kong Mahjong

How to play

1. The 136-tile product wall contains Characters, Dots, Bamboo, Winds and the Red, Green and White Dragons. Flowers and Seasons are not used.
2. Each player starts with 13 tiles; East starts with 14 and makes the first discard. On a later turn, draw one tile and then discard one, keeping your hand at 13.
3. A winning hand is four sets plus one pair. A set is either three identical tiles or three consecutive tiles in the same suit.
4. When another player discards a tile you need, you may call it: pong for a triplet, chi for a sequence (from the player to your left only), or kong for all four copies.
5. Calling a tile makes your hand open, which costs you some scoring patterns. Take the call only when it genuinely moves you forward.
6. Declare a win by self-draw or on another player’s discard. Casual mode accepts any complete four-sets-and-a-pair hand; Standard mode requires at least three faan.
7. After settlement, East keeps the dealer seat after a dealer win or a draw; otherwise the dealer moves to the next seat.

Game features

• Authentic Hong Kong Old Style rules with 136 tiles — Characters, Dots, Bamboo, Winds and Dragons only.
• Casual mode for learning complete hands without a faan gate; Standard mode enforces the traditional three-faan minimum.
• Three AI opponents with sensible discard logic so you can practice real four-player tempo.
• Optional readiness hint and post-hand faan breakdown help you learn scoring without a rulebook open.
• Full browser play on desktop and mobile — tap or click to discard, call tiles and declare wins.

Supported devices

Hong Kong Mahjong runs in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS with no download. Landscape on a phone or tablet gives the widest tile view; portrait still works with scrollable hands. Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge are supported — use an updated browser for smooth animations during calls and settlement.

Strategy tips

• Discard lone honour tiles early. They are the hardest tiles to pair up and the least flexible thing in your hand.
• Track your distance to ready rather than staring at individual tiles. Two away is a normal mid-game position; one away is when you start playing carefully.
• A hand of all one suit is worth far more than the sum of its parts. Dealt seven or eight tiles in a single suit, committing early usually pays.
• Watch the other seats. Three players throwing away the same suit means the tiles you need are probably still live.
• In Standard mode, verify the faan total before committing to a call: a complete shape below three faan is not a legal win.

Frequently asked questions