Sichuan Mahjong

Battle to the end: swap three, void one suit

Offline

Play against bots, no connection needed.

Hands
Variant
Swap three

Online play

Match with other players. Start when the table is full.

Live matches

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How to play

Sichuan Mahjong gameplay screenshot
  • Sichuan Mahjong uses only the 108 Character, Circle and Bamboo tiles, with no honors or flowers. Four players hold 13 tiles each and win with four sets plus a pair (or seven pairs). There is no chow, but you can pung and kong.
  • Each hand starts with a swap: everyone picks three tiles of one suit and passes them to the next, previous or opposite player, chosen at random (you can turn this off in the options). Then everyone chooses a void suit to give up for the hand; its tiles must be discarded first, and you can't win while holding any.
  • Battle to the End: a player who wins leaves the hand, and the others play on until only one remains or the wall runs out; several players can win on the same discard. Endless Flow: winners stay in with a locked hand and can keep winning until the wall runs out.
  • More fan means more points, capped at 4 fan: 0 fan is 1 point, 1 fan 2 points … 4 fan 16 points. On a discard win the discarder pays; on a self-draw every player who hasn't won pays. Kongs score on the spot (wind and rain).
  • When the wall runs out there is a void check (anyone still holding void-suit tiles pays) and a ready check (players who aren't ready pay those who are).

Playing guide

These options and rules describe the current JoyPip version. Choose a mode above before starting; rules are also available during play.

Step-by-step examples

Select a step to see what changes. These are partial examples, not full starting positions.

Practice options

Hands
1 round · 4 hands · 8 hands
Variant
Battle to the End · Endless Flow
Swap three
On · Off
Bot skill
Beginner · Normal · Expert · Master

Private room options

Hands
1 round · 4 hands · 8 hands
Variant
Battle to the End · Endless Flow
Swap three
On · Off

Detailed rules and controls

Fan values
  • Basic win 0 fan; All Pungs 1 fan; Full Flush, Seven Pairs and Outside Hand 2 fan each; All 2-5-8 Pungs (All Pungs using only 2, 5 and 8) 2 more fan; Golden Hook (four melds and a single-tile wait) 1 more fan
  • Four of a kind: +1 fan for each set of four identical tiles in your hand or kongs (Dragon Seven Pairs is Seven Pairs plus this bonus)
  • Self-drawn, win on a kong replacement, win on a discard after a kong, robbing the kong, last tile draw and last discard: +1 fan each
  • Heavenly and Earthly Hands score the cap directly. The cap is 4 fan and points are 2 to the power of the fan: 0 fan 1, 1 fan 2, 2 fan 4, 3 fan 8, 4 fan 16
Scoring
  • Discard win: the discarder alone pays. Self-draw: every player who hasn't won pays. If several players win on one discard, each win counts
  • Wind and rain: for an exposed kong the player who gave the tile pays 2; for an added kong every player who hasn't won pays 1; for a concealed kong every player who hasn't won pays 2, scored as soon as the kong is made
  • Void check: if you still hold tiles of your void suit when the wall runs out, you pay 16 to every other player still in the hand
  • Ready check: when the wall runs out, players who aren't ready pay the ready players according to the highest fan they could win with
  • The first player to win deals the next hand (if several win on one discard, the discarder deals); if nobody wins, the dealer deals again

Frequently asked questions

Can you win at Sichuan Mahjong while still holding tiles of your void suit?

No. After choosing a void suit you must discard all of its tiles first, and you can't win while holding any of them. Anyone still holding void-suit tiles when the wall runs out pays every other player 16. After the swap, look at which suit you have least of and make that your void suit.

Do I need a download or a linked email?

Play directly in your browser without a download. Linking email is an optional way to recover your account. Before clearing browser data, consider whether you need to keep your account or local records.

Do matches earn or spend coins?

Earn coins by checking in and spend them on cosmetics. Matches never cost or award coins.

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