Tiles

Same as the traditional mah jongg, Mahjong Solitaire also has a set of 144 tiles. There are three main Suits (number-based tiles) and a set of Honors (character-based tiles).

Honors
(divided into Winds and Colors)

	The Winds:					The Colors:
	East	South	West	North		White	Green	Red

Suits (Numbers, Balls, and Sticks)

Numbers

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Balls

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Sticks

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Remember, there are 4 each of the above tiles, for a total of 136.

Further Classification

The above tiles can be further classified into the following groups:

Ends
(Honors + 1's and 9's)

1

9

1

9

1

9

Terminals
(1's and 9's)

1

9

1

9

1

9

Simples
(All other tiles, or Suit Tiles 2 through 8)

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2

3

4

5

6

7

8