Mahjong.Live

Category: Home games · Browser Indian Heritage & Passport multiplayer
Also called: mahjong.live; Indian Heritage Mahjong (IHM) online; Mahjong.Live tournaments
Last checked: 2026-10-06

What it is

Mahjong.Live is a free, first-party browser game for real four-player table mahjong: a private table with friends, practice against ten levels of AI, or scheduled tournaments and a Daily Arena ladder. On the check date its live rulesets were Indian Heritage Mahjong (IHM), Taiwanese, and Passport variants, with Chinese and Riichi labeled “coming soon.” It is social table software — not mahjong-solitaire tile matching, and not an American NMJL client.

Who it’s for

Home players who learned, or want to learn, the Indian Heritage table game (Mixed Chow, Crochet, Fishing, Flowers/Seasons as jokers) or the Passport family, and want a no-download browser table with bots to fill empty seats. No other listing on disk covers Indian Heritage rules; existing home-game clients are American (OpenMahj, American Mahjong app, I Love Mahj, Mahjongg4Fun, Mahjong 4 Friends, Playboard, HeyMahjong), Chinese/Taiwanese/HK (PlayMahjong.io, Mahjong Spot, Table Mahjong, Mahjong Place) or Riichi (Mahjong Soul, Tenhou, Riichi City, RiichiMahjong.com).

Why it’s listed

The plaza needs an unused multiplayer home-game slot with a real first-party URL and a new rule family — diversity vs Monday’s Mahjong Place (Taiwan/HK/MCR/Sichuan), Friday’s RiichiMahjong.com (Japanese Riichi), Thursday’s Table Mahjong (HK/Cantonese), Wednesday’s American Mahjong app, and Tuesday’s Mahjong Spot (Taiwanese).

• Homepage (https://mahjong.live/) returned 200 on 2026-10-06 under “Play Mahjong Online Free — Every Type, With Friends or Bots.” Lead: “The real four-player mahjong — not the tile-matching solitaire puzzle.” Copy: play a private table with friends, practise against ten levels of AI, or learn the whole game from scratch in about an hour; “Indian Heritage, Taiwanese and Passport rules today, with Chinese and Riichi coming soon.” Free, in your browser, with no download.
• Indian Heritage rules (https://mahjong.live/rules/ihm) returned 200: “Classic IHM — Mixed Chow, Crochet, Fishing required, Jokers as wildcards”; four players, four melds and a pair, 144-tile set.
• Taiwanese rules (https://mahjong.live/rules/taiwanese) returned 200.
• Learn hub (https://mahjong.live/learn) returned 200 with interactive tutorials: IHM Basics, IHM Without Jokers, Adding Jokers (Flowers and Seasons as wildcards), Psycho Lover (pung-heavy variant with suit locking), 9 / 6 / 5 Card Passport, 9-6-5 Passport, and Taiwanese Mahjong (16-tile hands, five melds and a pair).
• Tile guide (https://mahjong.live/learn/guide) and practice table (https://mahjong.live/learn/practice) returned 200 — every tile in the 144-tile set named, melds built step by step, and a guided first hand.
• Tournaments (https://mahjong.live/tournaments) returned 200: scheduled brackets and a Daily Arena ladder at real tables; results move your rating; ladder runs from Apprentice to Maharaja.
• Analyze (https://mahjong.live/analyze) returned 200: replay a completed game turn by turn from any of the four seats, or paste a saved record.
• Goulash score calculator (https://mahjong.live/goulash-mahjong-score-calculator) returned 200 — base points, Doubles and a three-Doubles minimum from “the live game scoring engine.”
• Privacy policy (https://mahjong.live/privacy) returned 200: account holders’ username, country and rating are public; city, play history, leaderboard presence and badges can be hidden.
• First-party beginner’s guide (https://mahjong.live/blog/how-to-play-mahjong-a-complete-beginners-guide) returned 200 (dated Jul 27, 2026): describes the free four-player game against AI opponents and says online play lets two players fill empty seats with bots.

Rulesets, tournaments and features can change, and Chinese/Riichi were only announced as coming soon. Confirm your group’s ruleset is live before game night. Operator name, company and pricing beyond “free” are not stated on site; leaderboard and puzzles require sign-in (per robots.txt).

Official URL

Home / play: https://mahjong.live/

Learn hub: https://mahjong.live/learn

Indian Heritage rules: https://mahjong.live/rules/ihm

Taiwanese rules: https://mahjong.live/rules/taiwanese

Tournaments: https://mahjong.live/tournaments

Privacy: https://mahjong.live/privacy

Location

Online (browser). No physical storefront. No app install required.

Notes

• Table mahjong multiplayer, not solitaire. Don’t confuse with Side games solitaire portals.
• Primary rule family is Indian Heritage Mahjong (plus Passport variants and Taiwanese). Don’t list it as an American NMJL or Riichi client.
• Deferred from the Mon Oct 5 ship (“mahjong.live — browser multiplayer (Indian Heritage / Taiwanese / Passport)”); used here for rule-family diversity.
• Not affiliated with Mahjong Plaza.

FAQ

Q: Is Mahjong.Live free to play?
A: Yes. On 2026-10-06 the homepage said free, in your browser, with no download.

Q: Which rules can I play?
A: The homepage listed Indian Heritage, Taiwanese and Passport rules, with Chinese and Riichi “coming soon.” The Learn hub also has a Psycho Lover variant tutorial.

Q: Can I play without four people?
A: Yes. The site advertises practice against ten AI levels, and its beginner’s guide says empty seats can be filled with bots. You can also open a private table for friends.