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Mahjong House (麻雀館): Hong Kong MahjongAuthentic rules, real rivals.

Practise against twelve club regulars who each play their own way, or take a seat online against real players, all under proper Hong Kong rules. Right here in your browser.

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Mahjong House in a web browser: a discard to claim, with Win, Pong, Kong and Chow

Solo practice

Twelve regulars. Twelve ways to play.

Every opponent at the club has a painted portrait, a name and a habit you'll learn to read. Auntie Mei pongs everything in sight, Albert Chan folds the moment it gets dangerous, and Mr. Kwok adapts to every stage of the hand. Pick any three and deal.

Hong Kong regulars

  • Portrait of Auntie Mei

    Auntie Mei美姨

    The Auntie

    Fast, pongs everything, loves all-pong hands

  • Portrait of Albert Chan

    Albert Chan陳會計

    The Accountant

    Efficient, defensive, folds early

  • Portrait of Johnny Lau

    Johnny Lau劉仔

    The Gambler

    Chases flushes and big hands, ignores danger

  • Portrait of Kelvin

    Kelvin學生仔

    The Student

    Solid textbook play, balanced

  • Portrait of Uncle Wing

    Uncle Wing榮叔

    The Uncle

    Slow, honors-focused, chows freely

  • Portrait of Mr. Kwok

    Mr. Kwok郭生

    The Shark

    The strongest: adapts to every stage of the hand

International regulars

  • Portrait of Marco

    Marco馬高

    The Musician

    Fast, loves chows and quick wins

  • Portrait of Priya

    Priya碧雅

    The Analyst

    Best defender, reads danger

  • Portrait of Rachel

    Rachel瑞秋

    The Veteran

    Patient, then wins big

  • Portrait of Kenji

    Kenji健二

    The Purist

    Stays concealed, aims for a concealed self-draw

  • Portrait of Emma

    Emma艾瑪

    The Newcomer

    Gentle opponent, still learning

  • Portrait of Amara

    Amara阿瑪拉

    The Risk Taker

    Bold flush hunter, high risk

Three difficulty levels

  1. Relaxed

    Opponents slip often and defend lightly. A friendly first table.

  2. Standard

    Every character plays exactly to type.

  3. Sharp

    No slips, tighter defense and a sharper read of the table.

Saved as you play

Your game saves itself after every move. Close the app mid-hand and Continue picks up exactly where you left off.

Online play

Real people at the same table.

Take a seat against players from around the world. If a table is short, club players fill the empty seats after a short wait, so a match always starts.

Quick Match

Unranked, four hands, standard rules. A match fits in a coffee break.

Ranked

Every jade you win or lose counts toward your season score. Finish five placement matches to join the leaderboard.

Play online free: how it works
An online match in progress: four players around the table with the turn timer running
Standard rules
3-faan minimum · 10-faan cap · discarder pays all
Brisk pace
5 s to claim · 7 s to discard
Dropped out?
Reopen the app and Return to Table. Your seat plays safe while you're away, so the table always finishes.
Fair play
No live hints online, for anyone. Ranked is decided by how you play.

Climb the season leaderboard

Your season score is the total jade you win or lose in Ranked this season. Finish five placement matches to join the season leaderboard, which shows the top players with your own row pinned.

Season achievements

  1. Placement Complete

    Finish 5 placement matches

  2. Top 100

    Reach the top 100

  3. Top 10

    Reach the top 10

  4. Season Leader

    Reach No. 1

Play with Friends

Your table, your house rules.

Open a private room, choose the rules your table plays by, and send the link. Friends join from the app or straight from a web browser, with nothing to download, and the club's regulars fill any empty seats.

How Play with Friends works
Invite by link, code or QR
Share the link on WhatsApp, iMessage or LINE, read out the 6-character code, or let friends next to you scan the QR code.
Your house rules
3 to 10 faan or your own limits, 全銃 or 半銃, half-spicy or spicy, flower rules, length and pace.
No app needed
The link opens the game in any modern browser, so everyone can sit down within seconds.
Bots fill the gaps
Two or three of you? Pick which club regulars take the empty seats, and how sharp they play.

Learn and improve

New to Hong Kong mahjong? Start here.

Everything you need to go from your first hand to reading the table.

  • Learn to Play

    Five short lessons, from the basic shapes to reading danger, each with a question to answer, then a guided practice hand.

  • Stats

    Win rate, deal-in rate, net jade, average faan and your best hand, plus how you fare against each opponent.

  • Hand replays

    Step through every discard of a hand, forwards and back, and see exactly where it turned.

  • Three tile styles

    Classic Hong Kong faces, an English set with large corner indexes, or a clean modern set.

A Learn to Play lesson on reading danger, with a question about which tile is safest
A winning hand scored line by line: Red Dragon pong, All Pongs, Half Flush and more, 10 faan
The hand replay controls at the start of a hand, after the dealer's dice roll

Sifu 師傅 coaching

A master at your shoulder.

Sifu is an optional subscription that coaches you while you practise. It reads the same table you do and explains itself in plain words, with tiles instead of jargon.

Monthly

$3.99 / month

Save 37%

Yearly

$29.99 / year

Includes everything in Remove Ads: no ads while you're subscribed.

Sifu coaches solo games only. Online there are no live hints for anyone; subscribers get a review after the match instead.

Payment is charged to your Google Play account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically at the same price until you cancel, before the renewal date, in the Play Store under Payments & subscriptions. Prices shown are in US dollars; the store shows the price in your currency. See the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

  1. Best discard, with the reason

    The recommended tile lights up in your hand with a one-line why: “Discard 9 Characters · keeps 3 waits, safe vs Mr. Kwok.”

  2. Danger colours

    Each tile in your hand shows how safe it is to throw, from what opponents have discarded and claimed.

  3. Claim advice

    When a pong, chow or kong is offered: whether to take it, and why.

  4. Route to 3 faan

    The faan patterns your hand can realistically reach, so you're never stuck below the minimum.

  5. Your waits

    The tiles you're waiting on and how many are left.

  6. Post-hand review

    After each hand, your two or three biggest mistakes, shown with the better play.

Free to play

The whole game is free.

Every mode, every character and every lesson is free. In solo play a short break with an ad comes between rounds, never in the middle of a hand, and never in online matches.

  • Free

    $0

    • All 12 characters, three difficulty levels
    • Online Quick Match and Ranked
    • Learn to Play, stats and replays
    • An ad between rounds in solo play

  • Remove Ads

    $6.99one-time

    • No ads, forever
    • One payment, no subscription
    • Restore it after reinstalling
    • Supports an independent developer
  • Most help

    Sifu 師傅

    $3.99/ month, or $29.99 / year

    • Everything in Remove Ads
    • Live coaching in solo play
    • Post-hand and post-match reviews
    • Cancel any time in Settings

Bought on another device? Open Settings in the app and tap Restore Purchases.

Three languages

Play in the language you think in.

Switch between English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese at any time, in Settings or from the pause menu. The first launch follows your device.

  • English

    Hong Kong Mahjong

    Authentic rules, real rivals.

  • 繁體中文

    港式麻雀

    正宗港式玩法，同枱較量。

  • 简体中文

    港式麻雀

    正宗港式玩法，同台较量。

Screenshots

Take a look around the club

Phone

Tablet

Guides

Learn Hong Kong mahjong

New to the game, or used to American or another style? These guides cover the Hong Kong (Cantonese) rules exactly as Mahjong House plays them.

Today's puzzle · #44What would Sifu discard?A new hand every day. Read the table, pick your discard, then see Sifu's answer.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is there any real money or gambling?
No. Mahjong House is played for points. Scores are counted in jade (玉), a points unit with no cash value: it can't be bought, sold, withdrawn or exchanged for anything, and there are no prizes. The only purchases are Remove Ads and the optional Sifu subscription.
Can I play offline?
Yes. Solo practice, Learn to Play, stats and replays all work without a connection. Online Quick Match and Ranked need an internet connection.
Which devices does it run on?
Android phones, tablets and Chromebooks running Android 8.0 or later, from Google Play. You can also play free in a web browser on a computer at play.mahjonghouse.app (Chrome or Edge 119, Firefox 120 or Safari 18.2 or newer). The game is played in landscape, and browser and Android players meet at the same online tables. The iPhone and iPad app is coming soon to the App Store.
Which rules does it use?
Hong Kong rules (港式麻雀) with all 144 tiles, flowers and seasons. Online matches use a 3-faan minimum and a 10-faan cap, and the discarder pays for a discard win. In solo play you can set your own house rules. The rules guide and faan table explain them in full.
Do I need an account?
No. You start with a guest profile on your device. To keep the same online profile on another device, link Sign in with Apple or Google.
How do I restore my purchases?
Open Settings in the app and tap Restore Purchases. On Android, be signed in to Google Play with the Google account you bought with.
How do I cancel Sifu?
On Android, open the Play Store, tap your profile picture, then Payments & subscriptions, Subscriptions, choose Mahjong House and tap Cancel subscription, before the renewal date. Sifu stays active until the end of the period you've paid for.
How do I contact support?
Email support@mahjonghouse.app. If it's about online play, include your display name. You can also ask us to delete your online account and its data (see Delete your account). See the Support page for more.
Can I play Hong Kong mahjong online free, without downloading anything?
Yes. Open play.mahjonghouse.app in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari on a computer and the game runs in the browser: all twelve club regulars, the tutorial, stats and replays, and online Quick Match and Ranked against app players. The browser version is free, with no ads and nothing to buy; Sifu coaching is in the apps.
Can I play mahjong online with friends?
Yes. Open a private room (Online Play → Play with Friends), set your house rules and send the link or the 6-character code. Friends join from the app or straight from a web browser, and the club's computer players fill any empty seats. See Play mahjong with friends.
How is Hong Kong mahjong different from American mahjong?
Hong Kong mahjong has no card, no jokers and no Charleston: any four sets and a pair can win, scored in faan, with a 3-faan minimum. It uses 144 tiles; American mahjong adds 8 jokers. Hong Kong vs American mahjong compares them side by side.
I'm new to mahjong. Where do I start?
Read How to play Hong Kong mahjong, keep the faan table and the tile guide open, then play the in-game Learn to Play lessons and a practice hand on Relaxed. The glossary explains the Cantonese words you'll hear at the table.

Mahjong House

Hong Kong MahjongAuthentic rules, real rivals.

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