Sichuan Mahjong Beginner Guide
From the 108 tiles to the last payment: eight short chapters that teach you Sichuan blood-battle mahjong. Each takes a few minutes, and you can try it at the table right after.
New to mahjong? Start here
Set up your first game, read the table and learn what every button does. Then come back for the rules one chapter at a time.
Basic rules
The 108 tilesSichuan mahjong uses only characters, dots and bamboo — four of each tile, 108 in all.Swap three and the void suitSwap three tiles, then choose a suit to throw away. Clear it first — you can never win holding it.Drawing, pung, kong and blood battleHow a turn goes, the pung and kong rules, and the “keep playing after a win” of blood battle.Winning handsFour sets and a pair, or seven pairs — with no tile of your void suit.
Going further
FanFan add up, and each fan doubles the payment. Hand patterns and bonus fan, with examples.Scoring: base, fan, wind and rainA win collects base × 2^fan. Kongs are paid on the spot; an empty wall triggers the pig check, the not-ready check and kong refunds.Strategy and defensePlan the swap and the void suit together, get ready early, and read other players’ void suits — you will lose far less.