Oh Mahj Goodness — where play meets meaning.

Overview

• Two racks — two hands. Each player manages two hands.
• Win Condition: The first player to declare Mahjong on BOTH racks wins.
• Also known as: Siamese Mahjong (made for two players).

Setups (Choose One)

• • Messy Mahjong: Shuffle all tiles face-down in the center and draw at random.
• • Double Walls: Build two walls back-to-back in front of each player’s racks. Draw from your own walls.

Starting Tiles

• • Dealer takes 28 tiles, then discards to begin the game.
• • Other player takes 27 tiles.

Building Your Hands

• • Build hands on both racks from your draws.
• • Avoid “playing against yourself” — if one hand needs lots of Flowers, don’t build the other for the same tiles.
• • You may swap tiles between racks anytime, unless a set is already exposed.

Playing

• • No Charleston.
• • Dealer discards first.
• • On your turn: draw a tile and use it for either hand, then discard as normal.
• • You may declare Mahjong on one rack early, but any jokers in that hand can no longer be swapped.
• • You don’t have to declare the first Mahjong immediately—waiting to announce both at once is allowed. If you need to call a tile for a single or pair to go Mahj, it’s fine to declare the first hand.

Winning the Game

• • Mahjong on both racks first — you win! The game ends immediately.