https://mahjongengines.com/blog/ Guides on playing mahjong and mahjong AI. en https://mahjongengines.com/blog/naga-vs-mortal/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/naga-vs-mortal/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NAGA is Dwango's paid Riichi review service; Mortal is a free, open-source AI behind the mjai.ekyu.moe reviewer. How they differ, what each costs, and which to use. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/review-riichi-games-with-ai/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/review-riichi-games-with-ai/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A step-by-step guide to AI game review for Riichi mahjong: getting your Tenhou or Mahjong Soul log, choosing Mortal, Akochan or NAGA, and reading the review. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/three-player-riichi-mahjong/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/three-player-riichi-mahjong/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to play Riichi mahjong with three players: which tiles are removed, why there's no chi, what happens to the North tile, and which rules vary from table to table. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/how-to-play-riichi-mahjong/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/how-to-play-riichi-mahjong/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A beginner's guide to Japanese Riichi mahjong: the tiles, the three winning shapes, why every hand needs a yaku, declaring riichi, furiten, dora and how a match is scored. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/where-to-play-riichi-mahjong-online/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/where-to-play-riichi-mahjong-online/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mahjong Live, Mahjong Soul, Tenhou and Riichi City compared: price, English support, bots, playing with friends and ranked play. Which Riichi site suits you. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/mahjong-charleston-explained/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/mahjong-charleston-explained/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How the Charleston works in American mahjong: the right–across–left order, the optional second Charleston, blind passes, the courtesy pass, and how to pass well. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/american-mahjong-jokers/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/american-mahjong-jokers/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How jokers work in American mahjong: how many there are, where they can and can't be used, why discarded jokers are dead, and exactly how the joker exchange works. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/american-mahjong-vs-other-styles/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/american-mahjong-vs-other-styles/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How American (NMJL) mahjong differs from Hong Kong, Japanese Riichi, Taiwanese and Indian mahjong: tiles, jokers, the card, the Charleston, claiming and scoring. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/american-mahjong-2-or-3-players/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/american-mahjong-2-or-3-players/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yes. With three players the official rule is to skip the Charleston; with two, play Siamese Mah Jongg, where each player manages two racks. Here's how both work. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/how-to-learn-taiwanese-mahjong-online/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/how-to-learn-taiwanese-mahjong-online/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Taiwanese mahjong uses 16-tile hands, flowers and a scoring sheet. Here's what makes it different, the mistakes beginners make, and how to learn it free on Mahjong Live. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/best-website-to-learn-mahjong/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/best-website-to-learn-mahjong/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Why Mahjong Live is the best place to learn mahjong online: interactive tutorials for every rule set, a guided first hand, AI practice tables and live teachers. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/mahjong-live-vs-mahjong-soul/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/mahjong-live-vs-mahjong-soul/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mahjong Soul is the biggest Riichi client; Mahjong Live covers five rule sets with teachers and AI tables. A side-by-side comparison and who should pick which. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/best-place-to-play-mahjong-online/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/best-place-to-play-mahjong-online/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Why Mahjong Live is our pick for playing mahjong online: free, in the browser, with five rule sets, AI opponents, friends' tables, tournaments and teachers. https://mahjongengines.com/blog/play-mahjong-against-ai/ https://mahjongengines.com/blog/play-mahjong-against-ai/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The strongest mahjong AIs are research projects you can't play. Here's what you can play: free AI opponents in your browser on Mahjong Live.