American Mahjong Game Against the Computer: How to Play Solo in Your Browser
Friends at Mahjong lets you play American Mah Jongg against three computer-controlled opponents right in your browser — no download, and no account needed to start. If you're looking for a way to play this specific game solo, here's what that actually looks like.
American Mahjong Game Against the Computer
Friends at Mahjong is a browser table for American Mah Jongg — specifically the version played under National Mah Jongg League rules, with 152 tiles including jokers, a Charleston, and hands printed on the annual card. It is not the solitaire tile-matching game, and it is not Chinese or Riichi mahjong. If you already know American Mah Jongg from playing at a table with friends, the single-player mode is built to feel like that same game, minus the three other people.
Why play against the computer
American Mah Jongg is normally a four-player game, which means it usually needs three other committed people in the room (or online) at the same time. That can make regular play harder to coordinate. A computer-opponent mode removes that dependency: you can sit down and play a hand when you have time, without coordinating a group.
How it works
- Open your browser. Friends at Mahjong runs as a browser-based table — there's nothing to install.
- Start right away. No account is required to play your first game against the computer. There's no game to resume or account to set up before you've even seen how it plays.
- Play the real game. You're playing American Mah Jongg as the National Mah Jongg League defines it: the same 152-tile set, jokers, the Charleston tile exchange at the start of the hand, and hands drawn from the annual card. By default you'll play from Friends at Mahjong's own card of hands; if you own the current NMJL card, you can use it as your reference while playing.
Is this official National Mah Jongg League software?
No. Friends at Mahjong is an independent teaching and gaming resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Mah Jongg League. The League publishes the annual card of hands; Friends at Mahjong is a place to play the game built around those rules.
Who this is for
If you already play American Mah Jongg with a regular group, computer opponents are a way to practice between sessions — you don't need to wait for a full table to practice a Charleston decision or get a feel for a hand you haven't tried before. If you're newer to the game, playing against the computer also lets you see how a hand actually plays out, tile by tile, without needing friends available to play with you.
Getting started
Go to the single-player table and deal yourself in — no account needed for your first game — four more are free once you create one.
Friends at Mahjong is an independent teaching and gaming resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Mah Jongg League.