All posts in American Mahjong Strategy & Tips

Learning the rules of American Mahjong and playing it well are two different skills, and the gap between them is almost entirely strategy. Two players can know every rule perfectly and still play very differently — one chasing hands that never come together, the other…

Of all the strategic skills in American Mahjong, hand selection has the biggest single impact on your results. Choosing well early, and adjusting honestly as the hand develops, does more for your win rate than almost any other decision you’ll make at the table. Start…

Offense gets most of the attention in American Mahjong — which hand to chase, which tiles to hold — but defense is just as much a part of skilled play. Every discard is a decision about what you’re willing to give another player, and ignoring…