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Mahjong 3
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Mahjong 3 is a great and refined version of the popular Chinese solitaire. There are now even more levels, special tiles and stars you can collect. You can also build your own levels and share them with your friends.
Challenges
Time after Time
Time after Time
New year 2024
New Year 2024
Late Summer
Late Summer
Daffodil
Daffodil
Active Fun
Active Fun
Missing You
Missing You
Matching Symbols
Matching Symbols
Christmas Time
Christmas Time
Autumn Delight
Autumn Delight
Hot Breeze
Summer Vibes
See you!
Goodbye April
It's Cold Outside
First Month
30
Chinese Game
Ho ho ho
For the holidays
20
Removing Tiles
15
Matching Images
300
Spot the Bricks
10
MayJong
500
Matching Game
1
Sticky Tiles
500
Pair Despair
1
Shining Tile
15
Silver Line
350
Oriental Ways
10
Golden Days
250
Jong Pair
7
Plenty of Gold
150
Autumn Tiles
15
Indian Summer
1
Precious
5
Golden Days
50
Winter Tiles
300
Elimination Process
20000
Remove 2 Win
5
Mahjong Gems
30
Tinkle Winkle
2000
Removing Items
2
Precious Stones
400
Cool Mahjong
500
Mahjong Jungle
5
Bronze Tiles
10
Mahjong Tiles
10
Spring Mahjong
25
Mahjong Stars
10
Magic Mahjong
10000
Mahjong Tokens
20
Silver Stars
30000
Tiles & Tokens
10
10 x Bronze
15
Chinese Solitaire
20
Brick by Brick
15
Mah Jong
1000
Mahjong Master
Medals
Basic
Expert
Dragon Master
Great Emperor
Sapphire
Emerald
Ruby
Diamond
How to play Mahjong 3
Mahjong free
Mahjong 3 is a new and beautiful version of the popular Chinese solitaire. There are now even more levels, special tiles and stars for you to collect. Here at Playtopia you can play Mahjong online for free.
Rules Game surface Stars & Shuffle Help function Tiles Tactics Special tiles
RulesOnline Mahjong solitaire is easy to learn and is a well-known Chinese solitaire that you can play for free here at Playtopia, but it requires good skills to master. A Mahjong level consists of 144 tiles. Simply put, Mahjong is about matching pairs also called tile matching. A tile can be paired with an identical tile, if it is free. A tile is only free, if the right and/or left side of the tile is free, and if there is no tile on top of it. See the following examples:
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 | Tutorial levelsIf you have not played the tutorial levels yet, you can access them by pressing "?" on the front of the game. These levels can help you understand the very simple rules. |
Game surfaceReview of the game area |
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 | Stars & ShuffleIn Mahjong 3 you can shuffle the tiles over and over again. The first 3 times you use the shuffle function, it will get you one less star when completing the level. That means, if you have shuffled the tiles 2 times and then complete the level, you receive 1 star for your collection. Of course you can just play the level again and see if you manage to get all three stars the second time. |
Help functionIf you have not removed any pairs in a while, a help function will highlight free pairs that you can choose to remove. If you do not want to use this help, it can be turned off in the sidebar. |  |
 | The tilesThe original Chinese Solitaire has some different character sets that are used to describe the tiles. |
Bamboo Tiles
The bamboo tiles stand for copper coins on a string. There are 4 of each bamboo tile in a normal Mahjong level.
Character Tiles
The character tiles shows the numbers 1-9 in Chinese. The red character at the bottom stands for 10,000. There are 4 of each character tiles in a normal Mahjong level.
Circle Tiles
The circle tiles symbolise the traditional copper coins. There are 4 of each circle tile in a normal Mahjong level.
The four winds
The win tiles represent the four directions of the compass. North(N), South(S), East(E) and West(W).
Dragon tiles
There are 3 different dragon tiles, and 4 of each in a normal Mahjong level. The dragon tiles symbolise the three coloured dragons, green, red and white.
Flower tiles
There is one of each in a normal Mahjong level and they can all be paired with each other. The flower tiles represent the four noble men in Chinese art. Cherry, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo.
Season tiles
There is one of each in a normal Mahjong level and they can all be paired with each other. The season tiles show the four seasons Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. These tiles also have their corresponding Chinese characters for the season, coloured in red in the upper right corner.
| TacticsAs the levels get harder and harder, it will also be necessary to use some tactics to get all 3 stars. Basically, it is important to always remove tiles that open up the level more and allow the possibility for matching multiple pairs, rather than removing some that do not give you new possibilities to match. |
 | A good matchIf you can match two tiles that allow you to get to other tiles behind or beneath them, that would be a good match. |
 | An okay matchAn okay match is one that doesn't open the level up further. This move should only be made when there are no better options. |
 | A bad matchA bad match is when you match tiles that are totally free and do not block for others, or only block one other tile. If you only match these tiles, you end up with no more free pairs left very quickly. |
Examples on tactics |
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A hard level where it is really important to focus on the group in the middle.
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A level where the focus should be on the pillars of 4 tiles, and the long elements that block some of the tiles.
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A very tough level where you need to focus on the top row, and at the same time try to open up the three pillars by removing the top tile.
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A level where you again need to focus on the group in the middle. Many of the surrounding tiles should only be used if absolutely necessary.
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Here the focus should be on the lower groups of tiles. Other tiles that are completely free should be saved for last, if possible.
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Your main focus should be on the tiles that block others. When the level has been opened up, then your focus should be on all the tiles.
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 | Special tilesSometimes you can be lucky to find a special tile. As you collect gold, silver or bronze tiles, you will see your progress on the yellow bar at the top of the game. When the bar is completely filled, you get a bonus spin. There are other special tiles in the game which are even more rare, namely gems. Gems occur very rarely, and when you see them, you are not in doubt. Some are more rare than others, and some occurs only in difficult levels, others in easier ones. If you collect a gem you will receive an extra gold star to your collection. You can get 3 gold stars in total for each color gem you find. You can see all the gems you've found in the trophy room at the front. |
Level-BuilderIn our free game Mahjong 3, it is also possible to build your own mahjong levels, and play your friends' levels as well. You will find this function on the front page of the game under "User Levels". If you create a good level there is a chance it will be published in a new book, so everyone gets a chance to play it. In that case, you will be rewarded with tokens and your username will appear as builder of the level. | |
| What is a good level?When you build a level in our version of Mahjong Classic, you should think about two things: how difficult should the level be and its looks. Hard levels are very compact and often do not have many holes, whereas an easy level has many free tiles. These items can also be easily combined to get a more interesting level. It is of course also important to make sure that the level is visually beautiful. Does it look like a certain thing or does it have a beautiful pattern? If you build the level too big with tiles widely scattered, the tiles will then seem very small when the level is played, which is not optimal. Also, do not copy a level that has already been published or has been taken from Mahjong 2 or has been created by another user. Copied levels will never be published. Originality pays. As a rule of thumb: a compact, stylish and original level in whatever difficulty, is a really good level. Good luck with the Level-Builder. |
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Reviews
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Elementary
This is a good game for someone learning mahjongg to learn the technique & speed necessary to achieve a good score. It's not for someone who completely understands those principals & it more skilled (like myself). I do like the choice between toon & classic Chinese characters. And most importantly, I can turn OFF the music.
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pats518
This game is addictive and I love it. I just wish Playtopia would put it back to its original format so that the sessions would register and automatically move to the next puzzle like it used to.
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Love it!
Love this game. So fun and addictive to play. Look forwarding to playing more and beating all levels.
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wendy3559
Love this game, it is so addictive once you start you will not want to leave. Thanks playtopia just keep the new levels coming
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Mahjong 3
Fantastic mahjong game! I am addicted to mahjong games and Playtopia's mahjong 3 is the best one on the internet. Love have different tile sets to choose from and the lay outs are very interesting and challenging. LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!
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ADDICTED
Love this game it has me totally mesmerised am totally addicted. Need more levels to keep us all going though
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love it
love this game but more levels are needed to keep us addicts going :-) also make gems a little easier to collect and more explanation as to what these are for.
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Fantastic!
Fantastic game. Highly recommended for anyone who loves mahjong. It should come with the warning - extremely addictive. I might never leave my computer again!
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great game love the lay outs
great game love the lay outs and free pairs, need a challenge and badges for the game.
Hope to see more puzzles added and sequences, had some trouble with puzzles loading, slow start up
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