Mahjong Solitaire

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Match pairs of free tiles until the board is clear. Free, with no sign-up.

How to play Mahjong Solitaire

Clear the board by matching pairs of tiles. The board starts with 144 tiles stacked in five layers in the classic Turtle shape.

Only free tiles can be matched. A tile is free when no tile sits on top of it and its left side or its right side is open.
Free tiles have a dark outline. Blocked tiles look greyer, and you can't choose them.
Two identical tiles match. Any tile marked Flower matches any other Flower, and any Season matches any other Season.
To match, tap one free tile, then its twin.
If no pair is free, choose Shuffle to mix the tiles left into a new arrangement that can still be cleared.

Every tile has a large number or letter in its top corner, so you can match tiles without reading the Chinese characters: 1 to 9 for dots (circles), bamboo (sticks) and characters (萬), E, S, W and N for the winds, and R, G and Wh for the red, green and white dragons. Undo, hints and shuffles have no limit, and there is no time limit.

Keyboard

Tab or the arrow keys move between free tiles. Enter or Space chooses a tile. H shows a hint, S shuffles, Escape cancels a selection, and Ctrl+Z undoes a move.

Questions

Can every board be cleared?

Yes. We build each board by playing it backwards, so there is always a way to clear it. Shuffle keeps that true for the tiles left. You can still get stuck if you pick a different pair. Undo or Shuffle gets you going again.

Which tiles match?

Two identical tiles match. Any flower matches any other flower, and any season matches any other season.

Is this the four-player mahjong game?

No. Mahjong Solitaire is a matching game for one person, played with mahjong tiles. It doesn't use the rules or the card of four-player mahjong.