American mahjong
What tiles are in an American mahjong set?
The 152 tiles of an American mahjong set: three suits, winds, dragons, flowers and jokers.
Last updated
The short answer
The game's pieces, like playing cards. There are three suits numbered one to nine (dots, bamboo and characters, called bams and craks), plus winds, dragons, flowers and jokers.
An American mahjong set has 152 tiles.
What's in the set
Suits: dots, bams and craks, each numbered one to nine, with four of every tile. That is 108 tiles.
Winds: north, east, west and south, four of each. Dragons: red, green and white, four of each.
Flowers: eight interchangeable tiles; designs and numbering vary by set. Jokers: eight.
Practice this in JONGG
Find the suits among a few tiles, or look closely at each tile's symbols.