A practice table for American Mah Jongg

Good judgment
feels learnable.

A softer place to sharpen your next decision—what to protect, what to pass, and how to regroup when the hand goes sideways.

Open today’s practice

THE QUESTION ON THE TABLE

What would you save?

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MahjIQ is not a list of rules to memorize. It is a collection of table-side questions that make the next game feel less mysterious.

How we teach →

The reading room

Small lessons. Better instincts.

Start wherever the table feels loudest. Each feature gives you a choice to try, not a verdict to fear.

Core strategy01

American Mah Jongg Strategy: From First Pass to Final Discard

A decision framework for flexibility, hand selection, information, defense, and the changing value of tiles across a round.

Takeaway A five-stage model for evaluating the next decision.
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Charleston02

What Should You Pass in the Charleston?

A disciplined way to compare isolated tiles, pairs, flexible groups, hand paths, and the cost of premature commitment.

Takeaway A repeatable pass-ranking method that protects options.
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Hand selection03

Which Hand Should You Pursue?

Compare distance, natural structure, joker demand, exposure status, flexibility, and table evidence before committing.

Takeaway A hand shortlist with reasons and pivot conditions.
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Table reading04

How to Read Exposures Without Inventing the Hand

Extract useful constraints from visible groups while resisting certainty that the table has not earned.

Takeaway A range of possible structures and safer discard questions.
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Practice without the performance

Take one hand at a time.

Use the decision studio for a calm rehearsal before your next game—or after a night you wish had gone differently.

Visit the decision studio

A hand can go wrong

That does not mean you did.

Missed your window? Chased a hand too long? Felt flustered by someone else’s exposure? Recovery is a skill, and it gets its own seat here.

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