Mahjong 4 Friends

Mahjong 4 Friends allows you to play mahjong with your friends and/or bots! American, Chinese, Hong Kong, and British Mahjong are supported. Can't play your way? Send us an email!

If you can't install Mahjong 4 Friends app, you can also play at https://mahjong4friends.com. The iOS app brings increased performance and additional features, so using it is recommended.

Mahjong 4 Friends provides instructions in little yellow bubbles while in the game. If you want to learn more about rules and strategies, a comprehensive tutorial is linked to from the app. Summaries of rules are provided below:

American Mahjong Rules (from NMJL card):

- One right, across, left charleston round (0-3 tiles left)

- If all 4 players agree, One left, across, right charleston round (0-3 tiles right)

- One charleston pass across (0-3 tiles)

- Mahjong when matching a combination on the card.

- Jokers can only be used in matches of 3 or more tiles.

- Any player can swap a matching tile for exposed jokers

Chinese/British/Hong Kong Rules:

- 4 pongs/kongs and a pair are mahjong

- Sequences can be used to replace a pong/kong

- An optional charleston is provided

- Mahjong and sequence limitations can be overridden (to help you play by your rules!)