Sparrow: Learn Mahjong

Never played mahjong? Start here.

Sparrow teaches American mahjong to total beginners in 7 short days. Each lesson takes about five minutes and uses real tiles on screen. By day 7 you can sit down at a real mahj night and keep up.

We start at zero. What the game is, how many players, what you are trying to build, and how a turn works. Then we add one piece at a time.

YOUR 7 DAYS Day 1: How mahjong works, from the very beginning Day 2: Spot the tiles at a glance (bams, craks, dots, winds, dragons, flowers) Day 3: Jokers and the rules Day 4: How to read the mahjong card Day 5: The Charleston, and what to pass Day 6: Calling and exposing tiles Day 7: Mahj night ready, with a full dress rehearsal

PLAY REAL PRACTICE HANDS Play full hands of American mahjong against three players, with a new deal every time. Pass in the Charleston, draw, discard, call tiles and declare Mahjong.

ASK THE EXPERT Stuck? Tap Ask the expert to see the best discard and the reason behind it. Or make your own call first, and Sparrow shows you what the expert would have done.

BRUSH UP BEFORE EVERY GAME Mahj night tonight? Four quick reminders and a warm-up hand get the rules back in your head.

PRACTICE WITH YOUR OWN CARD Learn on Sparrow's practice card, or photograph the card you play with and practice its hands.

NO SIGN-UP, NO ADS Open the app and start. Learn in private, then go play real games.

FREE TO START Day 1 and one practice hand are free. Sparrow Plus unlocks all 7 days, unlimited practice hands, the expert, the brush-up lesson and your own card.

Sparrow Plus: $39.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, $7.99 a month, or $79.99 once. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings.

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Sparrow is not affiliated with the National Mah Jongg League.