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Lesson 4 of 13

Tile Recognition Checkpoint

Show that you can recognize the main American Mah Jongg tiles by sight before moving into table flow.

This is a tile recognition check

Look at the tiles first. This checkpoint keeps the focus on recognizing suits, winds, dragons, flowers, and jokers without extra rule wording getting in the way.

Quick visual warmup

Before the quiz opens, scan the tile family, then the exact name. The goal is fast recognition, not memorizing a long rule paragraph.

Bamboo 1 mahjong tile

1 Bam

Often drawn like a bird; still the bamboo suit.

Crack 5 mahjong tile

5 Crak

The character suit; count the number after naming the family.

Dot 5 mahjong tile

5 Dot

The circle suit; dots are counted by the circles.

East wind mahjong tile

East

A wind tile and the dealer name at the table.

White dragon mahjong tile

Soap

The White Dragon; a common American Mah Jongg table name.

Flower 1 mahjong tile

Flower

A special tile; flower artwork can vary by set.

Joker mahjong tile

Joker

A helper for larger groups, never for singles or pairs.

Take the quiz when you're ready.

Finish the teaching first, then open a short one-question-at-a-time quiz. You need 6 or more correct answers to complete this checkpoint.

8 questions