THE LITTLE MAHJONG CLUB
A little match.
A lucky little turn.
One open tile. Two little chances.
Read its rank. Pass the phone.
A TABLE OF LITTLE POSSIBILITIES
Mahjong MatchONLY ONE MATCH WINS
A random tile appears when you start.
—The target and all 143 other tiles are on this table.
Two players reveal once each. Exactly one match wins; equal outcomes start another round.
A LITTLE LUCK, REVEALED
A lucky little match.
The little mahjong rules
One full little table
- Two players share all 144 tiles: 108 numbered tiles, 16 winds, 12 dragons, four seasons and four flowers. Numbered tiles and honours have four copies each; each season and flower appears once.
- One shuffled tile opens as the target. The other 143 stay face down. The target rank stays fixed for the entire round.
- Alternating mode starts with Player 1, then Player 2 reveals before the pair is compared. Sudden death randomly chooses the first player at the start of every game. Turns pass automatically and revealed tiles cannot be selected again.
Tile ranks: different faces can match
Compare the rank, not the suit or exact symbol. One Character, one Circle, one Bamboo, East, Red, Spring and Plum all count as rank 1. Use the full table below.
| Tile rank | Tiles sharing that rank |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Bamboos · 1 Circles · 1 Characters · East wind · Red dragon · Spring · Plum blossom |
| 2 | 2 Bamboos · 2 Circles · 2 Characters · South wind · Green dragon · Summer · Orchid |
| 3 | 3 Bamboos · 3 Circles · 3 Characters · West wind · White dragon · Autumn · Chrysanthemum |
| 4 | 4 Bamboos · 4 Circles · 4 Characters · North wind · Winter · Bamboo blossom |
| 5–9 | Same-number Characters, Circles and Bamboos. There are no honour, flower or season tiles at ranks 5–9. |
Alternating turns
Each round starts with Player 1 revealing one tile, followed by Player 2. Compare both tiles with the fixed target rank. If only Player 1 matches, Player 1 wins. If only Player 2 matches, Player 2 wins. If both match or neither matches, start another round with Player 1. Keep the same target and leave revealed tiles on the table. If fewer than two tiles remain after a tied pair, the game ends in a draw.
Sudden death
The first player is chosen randomly at the start of every game. Reveal a different rank: you are safe and play passes to the other player. Reveal the target rank: you lose immediately and the other player wins. Different faces at the same rank still trigger sudden death.
A fresh little chance
The selected mode stays fixed during play. A new round keeps the names and mode, shuffles all 144 tiles and reveals a fresh target.
About Mahjong Match / 玩法介紹
Mahjong Match — Two-Player Mahjong Tile Game
Free browser game · 2 players on one device · English / 繁體中文
A two-player local tile game with all 144 mahjong tiles. Match by the displayed rank-equivalence rules, rather than by exact tile face.
麻將：雙人共用裝置的麻將翻牌遊戲，使用全副 144 隻牌。按遊戲的點數對照表比較，並非傳統四人麻將或消除接龍。
How to play
- Choose alternating turns or sudden death and reveal the target tile.
- Take turns revealing unused tiles; compare their equivalent ranks with the target.
- In alternating turns a sole match wins the pair; in sudden death matching the target loses.
Play in a modern phone or desktop browser with JavaScript enabled. No account or app download is required. Choose 中 / EN on the playground for Traditional Chinese or English.