Which mahjong game should you play first?
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If you know mahjong solitaire, start with Kaolin Mahjong: take two identical free tiles at a time until the board is empty. Trivet Tile Match and Gimbal Mahjong are the other ways to play mahjong tiles here. All of them are free to play in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with no download. Each has a daily board that is the same for every player.
Which kind of mahjong game suits you?
Kaolin Mahjong is for planning the order. You clear pairs of free tiles from a stack: a tile is free when nothing lies on it and its left or right side is open. It has seven layouts and every deal can be cleared.
Trivet Tile Match is for quick decisions. You tap open tiles into a tray of seven and three alike clear, but a tile that fills the last slot without making a triple loses the board. It has 192 boards in eight rooms, and each room adds a rule.
Gimbal Mahjong is for matching with a twist. You join two equal tiles with a line of at most two bends, then turn the tray a quarter so the tiles fall toward the new floor and twins that land side by side clear in waves. It has 112 boards in seven places.
Can you race a friend at mahjong?
Yes, in Trivet Tile Match and Gimbal Mahjong. Open the game, press "Play with a friend" and send the link: you both play the same board at the same time, online, and your friend needs no account. Kaolin Mahjong is a solo game, so pick it when you want a quiet one.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know mahjong to play these?
No. These are matching games played with mahjong tiles, not the four-player table game: you pair or group identical tiles and nobody scores hands. Each game explains its rules on its own page.
Do these games get harder?
Yes. Each has a hard mode that you unlock by playing: after one cleared board in 
Kaolin Mahjong, after 12 boards of the first room in 
Trivet Tile Match and after eight boards of the first place in 
Gimbal Mahjong. Hard mode takes away help such as hints.
Is the daily board the same for everyone?
Yes. In every game on this page the daily board is the same for every player that day, so a score on it is a fair comparison.
Can I play these on my phone?
Yes. Every game on this page plays by touch on a phone or tablet, and your progress stays on the device you play on.