Short answer
Table Mahjong is a free 4-player Mahjong online game for people who want the real Chinese tile game, not solitaire. It focuses on Hong Kong / Cantonese rules, runs in your browser, and lets you play solo against AI or create a private room where friends join by link and AI fills empty seats.
Why Play 4-Player Mahjong Online?
Traditional Mahjong requires four people, a physical tile set, and a table big enough to hold a 144-piece game. Online Mahjong removes every one of those barriers. You can play solo against AI, invite three friends across the country, or jump into a public match — all from the same browser tab.
This is the traditional four-player tile game, not Mahjong solitaire. If you are searching for Chinese Mahjong online, Hong Kong Mahjong online, or a browser version of the family-table game with discards, chows, pongs, kongs, flowers, and faan scoring, Table Mahjong is built for that exact use case.
For people learning the game, online play is especially useful. Table Mahjong handles all the rules and scoring automatically, so you can focus on strategy without worrying about misremembering whether a Chicken Hand counts this round.
Bring 3 Friends, Or Let AI Fill Seats
The fastest way to play a real table is a private room. Create a room, send one link, and friends can join from phone, tablet, or desktop without making accounts. If only one or two people are available, AI takes the remaining seats so the game can still start.
What Makes Table Mahjong Different
Most free online Mahjong sites fall into one of two categories: bare-bones Flash-era ports or bloated apps demanding account creation before you can see a single tile. Table Mahjong was built to be neither.
- No download. The game runs entirely in your browser using WebGL. Nothing to install, update, or uninstall.
- No account. No email, no password, no profile. Open the link and you are playing.
- 3D table. A proper rendered game table with tiles that look like tiles — not a flat card interface.
- Authentic Hong Kong rules. Faan scoring, flower bonuses, self-draw premium, and all the standard hands.
- Solo or multiplayer. Play alone with three AI opponents or invite friends to a private room.
- AI fills empty seats. Start a private room with two or three humans instead of waiting for exactly four people.
- Works on any device. Desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone — if it has a modern browser, it runs Table Mahjong.
- Free forever. No paywalls, no premium tiles, no ads interrupting your game.
Solo Play — Learn Without Pressure
Solo mode is the best place to start if you are new to Mahjong. Three AI opponents play at a reasonable pace, giving you time to think through each decision. The interface highlights valid claim options automatically — you will never miss a Pong because you did not notice the discard in time.
Solo play is also useful for experienced players who want to practice specific strategies or just enjoy a quiet game without coordinating schedules.
Multiplayer — Play With Friends Anywhere
Table Mahjong's private room system is built around a simple idea: Mahjong should be as easy to start as sending a group message. Create a room, copy the link, paste it into your family chat — done. Friends click the link and join your table directly, with no account required on their end.
Rooms support up to four human players, and any unfilled seat is taken by an AI so the game starts immediately. If a player disconnects, an AI steps in automatically so the round is never broken.
Learn more about how multiplayer rooms work.
Chinese Mahjong, Focused On Hong Kong Rules
Chinese Mahjong includes many regional rule sets. Table Mahjong is intentionally focused on the Hong Kong / Cantonese style, which makes it easier to learn, score, and share with friends who grew up around family-table Mahjong.
If you want broader background, see the Chinese Mahjong online guide. If you want the exact rule details used in the game, see the Hong Kong Mahjong online guide.
Hong Kong Mahjong Rules
Table Mahjong uses Hong Kong / Cantonese rules with faan-based scoring. A valid winning hand requires four sets (runs or triplets) and one pair. Special hands, bonus tiles, and self-draw add to the faan count. The minimum winning faan is three.
See the full Hong Kong Mahjong rules and scoring guide for details.