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The basics are easy — build four sets and a pair — and most people are playing within a game or two. The genuinely hard part is the scoring, which is why many players lean on a scorekeeper.
Learning to play mahjong is not hard. The goal — collect four sets and a pair by drawing and discarding — clicks quickly, and beginners are usually keeping up after a hand or two. The tile artwork looks intimidating but is just three suits numbered 1–9 plus winds and dragons.
The part that trips people up is the scoring. Every variant counts differently (faan, han, tai, card points), the named patterns take time to recognise, and house rules change the numbers table to table. That's the steep bit — and it's exactly the part a scorekeeper removes.
Learn faster. With Mahjiku you just play — it names the hand, scores it, and settles the table, so beginners never have to memorise the faan chart to join a game night. Points only.
Last reviewed 2026-08-23.
Game points only. Mahjiku records mahjong points for a friendly table — no betting, no money, nothing to cash out.
Mahjiku is a live scorekeeper with fully custom house rules — points only, no wagering.
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