Game Play
You spend most of your time playing mahjong here.
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Taking a Chow
I will describe the play interface on this page and only describe the important differences on subsequent pages. At the bottom left, in-game banner ads may appear, if you are online. At the bottom right is the summary information, with the wind of the…More » -
Taking a Pong
This page shows a discarded tile from the player opposite, the 9 of Sticks, which Player can use for a Pong. The green button will accept the tile to meld the Pong. The red button will reject it and play will continue immediately. One additional feature…More » -
Taking a Kong
This illustrates what it looks like when you have drawn a tile (the 3 of Sticks) that can make a Kong. The interface would look similar if the tile had been discarded by another player, except that the large tile would be in the discard area. The green…More » -
Discard Mahjong
This illustrates a discarded tile (2 of Characters) from the player opposite, which Player can use to form the pair needed to complete mahjong. The green button will accept the tile and complete this hand. You would see Win by Discard next. The red…More » -
Self-pick Mahjong
This illustrates the difference when a tile that Player has drawn will complete mahjong. The 1 of Sticks will complete a Chow in Player's hand. The green button will accept the tile for mahjong and end the hand. You will see Self Pick Win next. The red…More » -
Offering Chow or Mahjong
The discarded 6 of Sticks can be used by Player to form a Chow. This could also complete mahjong for Player. However, if Player were trying to build a higher scoring hand, they might not want to go mahjong yet. The left green button will accept the tile…More » -
Offering Pong or Mahjong
The discarded 4 of Characters can be melded by Player as a Pong. This could also complete mahjong, but Player might be trying to build a higher scoring hand. The left green button will accept the tile for Pong and play will continue with Player…More » -
Offering Pong or Kong
The discarded 2 of Sticks can be melded by Player for either a Pong or a Kong. It isn't illustrated here but it might be possible that Player would like to use one of his 2 of Sticks for another purpose, so he can take the discard for the smaller set…More » -
Dead Hand
When all the tiles are taken and no one has gone mahjong, it is a dead hand. Touching the grey box will shuffle and deal a new hand immediately.More » -
Abandon the game
If you hit the Android "back" arrow while playing a hand, you are given a chance to regret having done it. The cancel and return to the hand is at the lower left. Accepting and ending the hand is at the lower right.More »