MajhChina Academy / Riichi
Riichi Mahjong course: 9 chapters and 82 levels
Start with Mahjong tiles and groups, then practise turns, waits, yaku, han, legal wins and tile efficiency across nine chapters. Learn through 82 interactive levels in five languages.
9 chapters · 82 levels · 5 languages
Open activity ↗The interface, exercises, hints and explanations are available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and Spanish.
The course introduces Mahjong through Riichi rules. Completing a hand, having a yaku and being allowed to claim a win are separate checks. The other four rulesets on mahjchina have their own guides.
Meet the tiles
Recognize Characters, Dots, Bamboo, winds and dragons by selecting actual tiles.
Build groups
Use tiles to make a pair, sequence, triplet and quad.
Your turn
Practise drawing, discarding and calling tiles, with the source of each discard shown.
Build a win
Complete the groups and pair, then follow a guided first winning hand.
Find your waits
Find every offered completing tile and choose discards that leave a hand ready.
Discover yaku
Identify qualifying yaku using the hand, calls and stated table conditions.
Count the han
Understand how yaku and dora contribute value, and why dora alone is not a yaku.
Win legally
Check the winning source, yaku, furiten and table conditions before claiming a win.
Choose wisely
Compare shanten and unseen improving tiles using the stated visible information.
Worked example: a two-sided wait
With the 13-tile hand 123m 123p 123s 55z 45s, which offered tile completes the shape: 3s, 6s, 4s or 5s?
Both 3s and 6s are correct. The first three sequences and the Red dragon pair are complete; 4–5 Bamboo becomes 3–4–5 or 4–5–6. This question tests the shape, not yaku or permission to claim a win.
Question bank checked against the recorded rules snapshot. Multiple correct options are accepted.
Questions about this game
Does finishing the course mean I have graduated independently?
Course completion unlocks the assessment. Independent graduation requires completing its 12 questions without HELP or retries; assisted completion remains practice and can be attempted again independently.
Does Academy teach all five multiplayer rulesets?
Its introductory chapters teach the tiles and basic actions, while advanced rules and exercises focus on Japanese Riichi. The other four Play rulesets do not have dedicated Academy question banks.