The object of Mahjong solitaire is to clear the playing area of tiles by matching pairs of tiles. Players can remove only those matching pairs of tiles where each tile has at least one side (left or right) free and no other tiles placed on top. Matching tile pairs can be removed by clicking on each tile in the pair. There are a total of 72 pairs in a game of MahJong Solitaire. The tiles have standard suits. These suits are Characters, Bamboos, Circles, Dragons, Winds, Seasons. When matching pairs, Seasons and Flowers are the only suits you do not need to match exactly. Reshuffle button can be used when no moves are available. A maximum of 5 reshuffles per game is allowed. You can play online internet game Mahjong Solitaire and win money prizes.

• If 4 or less, expect to be ready in 9 turns - play to win.
• If 5, what you do depends on your luck - if you have good draws, you could be ready early, if not you should give up.
• If you need 6 or more, give up and play defensively, hoping for a draw.

Playing mahjong to win - take chances. Discard anything you don’t need, even lucky tiles. After 6 or 7 tiles, feel free to say “chow” or “pung”. Playing mahjong not to lose - Discard cautiously. After 4 draws, if you need only 3 tiles or less, go for it. Otherwise, play for a draw. Playing mahjong  for a draw - don’t be the first to discard a dragon or wind except your own. Don’t play with doubles. Don’t claim one for a triplet; the discard means it is now safe to discard. Keep your hand concealed — don’t chow or pung.Discard in the following order - isolated ordinary winds. Worthless to you and probably not useful to opponents, unless they have some already. So, discard very early before they are able to “pung”. If you are not the dealer, start with East. Then discard the Wind of the player on your left. Then the player opposite you and then the one to your right.

Terminals - If you have 1-6-9 which do you discard first? If you get 2-3, you can use the 1, but if you get 7-8, you won’t need the 9 because you have the 6. So discard the 9 first. And dispose the shortest suit first. Dragons - Discard early rather than late to keep opponents from using “pung”. Keep pairs, but discard isolated ones right after the Winds or not at all. Special Winds - The prevailing wind is wanted by everyone. Discard this wind early, but keep your own until discarded twice by others. But beware after turn 9 or 10 since someone may be using it as a pair. Your double wind is extremely valuable - keep it until useless.Simples - 4, 5 and 6 are extremely valuable and should be kept as long as possible. Change mahjongg tactics after turn 10. Be aware of what others are collecting. Winds, terminals and dragons are now very dangerous. Simples are also dangerous.