Sichuan Mahjong Strategy: 8 Tips

1. Void your shortest suit. Fewer tiles to throw away means you start building sooner.
2. Void tiles first, then lonely tiles, especially 1s and 9s that don't fit with anything.
3. Keep open-ended pairs like 4-5 (two ways to finish) over 1-2 or 3-5.
4. Pung with a purpose: only when it brings you closer to ready.
5. Go big when the tiles say so: one suit (+2 fan) with a long suit, all pungs or seven pairs with many pairs. Don't break a nearly ready hand for fan.
6. Count what's left of the tiles you're waiting for; switch waits if few remain.
7. Play safe late: don't feed a player with many melds; tiles already discarded are safer.
8. Self-draws pay more: everyone left pays, so don't rush to win on a small discard if you're ready on many tiles.

The computer on easy discards loosely; normal plays toward ready; hard also counts the tiles it has seen. Use Hint when stuck. Play now.

Last updated 2026-10-19