Mahjong rules for every table
Learn mahjong the way your table plays it
Clear, tile-by-tile guides to Filipino, American, Chinese, Riichi and more. Each one covers the rules most tables share, then flags the house rules worth agreeing on before the first deal.
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Filipino Mahjong Scoring and Payouts, With Examples
How Filipino mahjong pays out: tódas vs búnot, who pays double, instant payments for kang and flowers, ambitions like siete pares, and three common payout scales compared.
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Filipino Mahjong Rules: How to Play Pinoy Mahjong
Filipino mahjong is a 16-tile game: build five sets and a pair, treat winds and dragons as flowers, and collect double when you win on your own draw. Here are the full rules, terms, and payouts.
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Why “Mesa”?
Mesa means table in Tagalog and Spanish. Every family's table plays mahjong a little differently, so our guides start with the rules most tables share, then list the house rules to settle before you play.