Newbie

• Tile Basics: Learn suits (dots, bamboos, characters), honors (winds, dragons), and bonus tiles.
• The Goal: Learn how to match tiles into sets (pungs, kongs, chows) to make a 14-tile hand.
• The Card: Get the official yearly card if playing American Mahjong (from the National Mah Jongg League).
• Practice: Play slow games with open hands to learn the flow.