Mahjong Tile Coach
Snap a photo of your tiles. Get told, in plain words, what you have and what to do next.
1 · Your photo
Add a photo of your tiles
Take one now, choose one from your photos, or drag or paste one here
- Shoot from above, tiles face-up, good light.
- Stand your rack's tiles flat or tilt the phone to face them.
- A whole table works too — your hand, discards and the wall.
With a photo of this year's card, the coach can name the exact hand to go for. It's only used for your answer and isn't saved.
2 · What do you want to know?
The coach is offline right now, so photos can't be read. The tile guide below still works.
Your coach says
Example — not your photo
Pass these 3
Hands to go for
What to do next
Words you'll hear
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The tiles
A turn, in order
American games start with the Charleston: everyone passes 3 tiles right, then across, then left (you can never pass a joker). A second round — left, across, right — is optional, and then you may trade up to 3 with the player across. East has 14 tiles and goes first by discarding.
- DrawTake the next tile from the wall (or claim the tile someone just threw — see step 4).
- LookDoes it fit the hand you're building? In American, also check the table: you can swap a real tile for a joker in anyone's exposed set. If it finishes your hand, call “Mah Jongg!”
- DiscardThrow one tile face-up into the middle and say its name. You always end with the same number of tiles.
- WatchIf another player's discard completes a set for you, call it and take it, then show the set and discard. In American you can only call to finish a group of 3 or more — or to win.