Mahjong Solitaire

Classic mahjong solitaire in your browser: remove matching pairs of tiles until the board is clear. Free to play, with no sign-up and no download.

Mahjong solitaire uses 144 tiles stacked in five layers in the shape of a turtle. You remove two matching free tiles at a time.

Remove all 144 tiles, which is 72 pairs. The game is solved when the board is empty.

Only a free tile can be removed. This is how to tell:

• No other tile lies on top of it, not even partly.
• Its left or its right side is open. One open side is enough.
• Tiles above or below it in the same layer do not block it.

• An ordinary tile pairs only with an identical tile, for example Dots 5 with another Dots 5. There are four of each ordinary tile.
• All four seasons match each other, for example Spring and Winter. Seasons have blue numbers.
• All four flowers match each other, for example Plum and Chrysanthemum. Flowers have red numbers.

There are three suits, dots, bamboo and characters, each numbered 1 to 9. There are also four winds (east, south, west and north), three dragons (red, green and white), four seasons and four flowers. The white dragon is a blank tile.

• Tap or click two matching free tiles to remove them.
• If a tile is not free, the game tells you why and highlights the tiles that block it.
• Undo takes back moves one at a time, all the way to the start. Hint shows one free pair.
• Shuffle redistributes the remaining tiles so that the board can still be solved. A shuffle can be undone too.
• New game lets you start a new deal or replay the same deal from the start.
• An unfinished game is saved in your browser, so you can continue later on the same device.

• Free the ends of long rows and the tiles on the tallest stack first: they block the most other tiles.
• When three identical tiles are free, pair the two whose removal frees the most new tiles.
• When all four identical tiles are free, remove them straight away as two pairs.
• Every new deal has a solution, but not every removal leads to it. Undo gets you out of a dead end.

Is the game free?
Yes. You can play mahjong solitaire on this page for free, with no sign-up and no download, and there is no limit on the number of games.

Can every deal be solved?
Yes. Every new deal and every shuffle is made so that the board has a solution. A wrong removal can still lead to a dead end, which you can undo or shuffle your way out of.

What do I do when there are no free pairs left?
Undo some moves or shuffle the remaining tiles. If a shuffle cannot help, the game tells you, and then it is best to undo several moves.

Is my game saved?
An unfinished game and your statistics are saved in this device’s browser. They do not move to another device, and clearing the browser’s data removes them.

What is the difference between mahjong solitaire and mahjong?
Original mahjong is a Chinese game for four players. Mahjong solitaire is a one-player game that uses the same tiles, but you remove them from the board in pairs.

Can I play on my phone?
Yes. The game works in the browser on phones and tablets. The same 144-tile turtle is also available as an app: Klassik Mahjong for Android, iPhone and iPad.

We also make apps for phones, TVs and computers.