Getting started with riichi mahjong
Video tutorials
The Light Grunty channel on YouTube has an excellent series of videos to learn the rules from scratch!
- If you’ve never played any kind of 4-player mahjong before - this playlist will begin with teaching the tiles and flow of a game.
- If you’ve played other forms of 4-player mahjong but are new to riichi, you may skip the first four videos in the above playlist, but the final three will teach you some basic winning conditions (yaku), and especially the riichi call, which sets riichi mahjong apart from many other forms of mahjong.
Playing online against computer opponents
Mahjongo is an easy-to-use free browser game against computer opponents, which is perfect for trying your first few hands, in a no-pressure environment, before playing for real!
Playing online against other players
You might like to go one stage further and have a go against some real players online - our recommendations can be found here!
Riichi Book 1
For those looking to understand how the strategy of riichi mahjong works, this is a fantastic English-language resource, practically required reading for any beginner wanting to take the step up to intermediate!
