Mahjong Picture Guide
Rules of Mahjong explained in pictures
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General rules – basic

Building the wall

put all tiles face down, shuffle, each player builds 18 tiles long x 2 tiles high


push together, the wall is ready

Breaking the wall

choose the dealer randomly, the dealer throws the dice, counts counterclockwise around the wall, counts clockwise along the side, these are the first tiles to take

Dealing the tiles

starting from the dealer counterclockwise, players take 4 tiles each, tiles are taken from the wall clockwise, repeat 3 times

push tiles forward to make them easier to reach, the dealer takes 2 tiles, other players take 1 tile each

the dealer has 14 tiles, others have 13 tiles each, players look at their tiles and arrange them, can see own tiles but cannot see the others, can rearrange at any time, the dealer picks up and keeps the dice

Flower replacement

each player to check for flower tiles, meld face up, take a replacement from back end of the wall, repeat until no flower tiles among standing tiles

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  • What is required?
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