Mahjong

Mahjong Solitaire is a traditional tile-matching puzzle game played with Chinese Mahjong tiles. Utilizing a 144-tile layout, players find and match open identical pairs to clear the board. Using click-to-match controls, the objective is to remove all tiles without running out of moves.

Setup

• Grid: 144 standard Chinese tiles arranged face-up in a layered stack (usually the classic turtle layout).
• Suits: Tiles are divided into suits (Bamboo, Characters, Dots), honors (Dragons, Winds), and bonus groups (Flowers, Seasons).
• Goal: Clear the entire board by matching and removing open pairs of identical tiles.

Controls

• Select tile: Click or tap a free tile to highlight it, then click its matching partner.
• Undo move: Click the Undo button to reverse your previous actions.
• Shuffle board: Click the Shuffle button to rearrange remaining tiles if no matches exist.
• Mobile: Tap tiles directly with clean touch controls.

Rules

1. You can only select and match tiles that are free or open.
2. A tile is free if it has no tiles placed on top of it, and either its left or right side is completely unblocked.
3. Identical tiles match exactly. However, Flower tiles can be matched with any other Flower, and Season tiles can be matched with any other Season.
4. Matching pairs are instantly removed from the board, exposing tiles below and adjacent to them.
5. The match is completed when all 144 tiles are removed. The game is lost if no open pairs remain.

Tips

• Focus on matching tiles from the top layers and the outer edges to uncover blocked cards beneath them.
• Avoid matching easy pairs at the bottom if they do not free up other tiles; prioritize clearing tall stacks first.
• Scan the board for four matching tiles of the same kind; if you find them, remove them all immediately to avoid deadlocks.