About Mahjong
Introduction to the game
Mahjong is a tile-based game where players take turns drawing and discarding tiles (also called stones) to form combinations such as triplets and sequences.
Players start with 13 tiles in hand (the starting player begins with 14). The starting player discards one tile. On each player's turn, the player first picks up a tile — either the most recently discarded tile or one from the wall — bringing their hand to 14 tiles. The player can then either discard a tile or declare Mahjong (Hu) if all tiles in hand form valid combinations. When a player declares Mahjong, the round ends, points are awarded and the players shuffle the tiles for a new round.
There are several different rule sets for Mahjong. At Varberg Mahjong Society we play MCR (Mahjong Competition Rules, formerly known as Chinese Official). You can find the rules here: Rules
In competition, a game normally consists of 16 rounds or a maximum of 2 hours. At most of our meetups we usually play with full rules but not always at competition pace.