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What Is Mahjong 247? And Better Alternatives
A short note on the site that owns the search box, and where to look once you're past it.
May 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Mahjong 247 is one of a family of '247' game sites — chess, solitaire, sudoku, mahjong — that have ranked at the top of Google search results for free puzzle games for two decades. The mahjong page offers a tile-matching solitaire game in a handful of layouts. It is not the four-player game.
What it is
Standard mahjong solitaire, browser-based, free, no signup. A turtle layout, a pyramid layout, a few seasonal layouts. Ad-supported. Works on mobile.
What it isn't
It is not real mahjong. There is no Charleston, no NMJL card, no jokers, no four players. It is a single-player matching puzzle that uses mahjong tiles as the art.
Better alternatives
- ·For free solitaire: Microsoft's Mahjong (cleanest interface, no ads)
- ·For real mahjong: Mahjong Soul (Riichi, free, browser and mobile)
- ·For American: Real Mah Jongg (subscription, the only real option)
- ·For learning: our free practice course on this site
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