American Mahjong Card & Rules
What Do the Colors Mean on an American Mahjong Card?
Learn what the colors on an American Mahjong card mean, how they represent suits, and how to translate a printed hand to real tiles.
What Do F, D, and 0 Mean on a Mahjong Card?
Understand F, D, and 0 on an American Mahjong card: flowers, dragons, and white dragon or soap used as zero in year hands.
Matching Dragons in American Mahjong Explained
Learn matching dragons in American Mahjong: red dragon with craks, green dragon with bams, and white dragon with dots, plus card examples.
How Do Year Hands Work in American Mahjong?
Learn how American Mahjong year hands use the current year, white dragons as zeroes, suits, flowers, pairs, and joker restrictions.
Consecutive Run Hands in American Mahjong
Understand Consecutive Run hands in American Mahjong, including flexible starting numbers, suit colors, pairs, groups, and pivots.
2468 Hands in American Mahjong Explained
Learn how the 2468 section works in American Mahjong, including even-number patterns, suits, dragons, pairs, and hand selection.
Any Like Numbers in American Mahjong Explained
Learn the Any Like Numbers section in American Mahjong: choosing one number, assigning suits, matching dragons, and protecting pairs.
Quint Hands in American Mahjong Explained
Understand quint hands in American Mahjong, why five identical tiles require jokers, how exposures work, and what beginners should protect.
Winds and Dragons Hands in American Mahjong
Learn how Winds and Dragons hands use N, E, W, S, dragon groups, suit colors, pairs, exposures, and natural-tile restrictions.
Singles and Pairs Hands in American Mahjong
Learn why Singles and Pairs hands use no jokers, how to protect natural tiles, read card spacing, and decide whether the hand is realistic.