How to play Mahjong Connect
Mahjong Connect — also known as Shisen-Sho, Kyodai or Onet — is a matching puzzle played with real mahjong tiles. Remove every pair from the board before the clock makes you feel slow.
Steps
- Click two identical tiles to remove them.
- They can be linked only by a line with no more than two turns, passing through empty space.
- The empty border around the board counts as free space and can be part of the path.
- Clear every tile to win. If no move is left, the board reshuffles automatically.
Tips that actually help
- Work from the edges inward — border tiles have the most open paths.
- Clear the tiles that block a long corridor before taking the easy pairs.
- Use Hint when stuck. It costs nothing but a moment of attention.
What is Mahjong Connect?
Mahjong Connect is a single-player matching puzzle built from a standard set of mahjong tiles. All tiles lie face up in one flat layer. You remove them in pairs, but a pair can only be removed when a line can be drawn between the two tiles that turns at most twice and crosses only empty space.
Where the name comes from
The game appears under several names. Shisen-Sho is the Japanese original, Kyodai and Onet are common in browser collections, and Mahjong Link or Mahjong Chain are used by many portals. They all describe the same rule: connect two identical tiles with a short path.
How it differs from mahjong solitaire
Mahjong solitaire stacks tiles in layers and a tile is only free when nothing sits on top and one side is open. Mahjong Connect uses a single flat layer, so every tile is reachable — the challenge is purely the path, not the stacking. Connect usually feels faster; solitaire feels more strategic.
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