To declare Mahjong you need 14 tiles arranged as four melds plus one pair. Each meld is either:
A chow, a pung, a chow, a pung of winds, and a pair of dragons — 14 tiles, Mahjong!
This is 5XJ Ranch house-style Chinese Mahjong, following the core rules played across China for generations. Clean, classic mahjong — no scoring tables, no Charleston, no Jokers.
Each of the four players receives 13 tiles. There is no Charleston — Chinese Mahjong goes straight to play.
On your turn, draw one tile from the wall, then discard one tile face up to the middle. The game flows draw-discard, draw-discard until someone wins or the wall empties.
In this version, you may claim another player's discard only to declare Mahjong (completing your hand).
Win by collecting four melds (chows or pungs) plus a pair — 14 tiles total. Win on your own draw, or by claiming the last discard if it completes your hand. If the wall empties first, it is a draw.