Seat wind: North, Round wind: West, 3-faan minimum, 57 tiles left in the wall, Your turn 8. Your hand: Two of Characters, Three of Characters, Four of Characters, Four of Characters, One of Dots, Three of Dots, Five of Dots, Six of Dots, Nine of Bamboo, Nine of Bamboo. Just drawn: Six of Dots. What would Sifu discard?

Today's puzzle

Daily Mahjong Puzzle #3

Saturday, October 3, 2026Difficulty: Hard

A new Hong Kong mahjong hand every day. Read the table, choose your discard, then see what Sifu, the coach in Mahjong House, would throw and why.

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Sifu discards

One of Dots

Discard 1 Dots · 1 step from ready, safe vs West

Gives up a few tiles to stay on the route to All Pongs (3 faan). Safe against West too. Flowers +1 · West Wind +1 · All Pongs +3 = 5 faan (need 3)

Two of CharactersWeak
Sifu's tile leaves you 1 step from ready; yours left you 2.
Three of CharactersWeak
Sifu's tile leaves you 1 step from ready; yours left you 2.
Four of CharactersWeak
West looked ready. Sifu's tile was safer.
One of DotsBest
Gives up a few tiles to stay on the route to All Pongs (3 faan). Safe against West too.
Three of DotsWeak
Sifu's tile leaves you 1 step from ready; yours left you 2.
Five of DotsWeak
West looked ready. Sifu's tile was safer.
Six of DotsWeak
West looked ready. Sifu's tile was safer.
Nine of BambooWeak
Sifu's tile leaves you 1 step from ready; yours left you 2.

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