Explore Mahjong Around the World

One family of tiles. Many ways to play.

Different traditions · Same spirit

Riichi

● Japan

A strategic tradition built around closed hands, riichi and yaku.

13 TilesCompetitive4 Players

American

● United States

A card-based tradition with prescribed patterns, exchanges and jokers.

13 TilesSocial4 Players

MCR

● International

An international competition format with a wide range of scoring patterns.

13 TilesCompetitive4 Players

Hong Kong

● Hong Kong

A familiar social tradition with local scoring conventions and table rules.

13 TilesSocial4 Players

Sichuan

● China

A lively regional family of games with distinctive local variations.

13 TilesSocial4 Players

Taiwanese

● Taiwan

A sixteen-tile tradition with larger hands and local scoring customs.

16 TilesSocial4 Players

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Riichi13 Tiles · Competitive
American13 Tiles · Social