Sichuan, also known as Mahjong Solitaire or Shisen-Sho, is a tile-matching puzzle. Pair up identical tiles whose connecting path bends no more than twice. Clear the board to win.
How to play
Click two tiles that match in symbol. If a path can connect them with at most two right-angle bends, both tiles disappear. Tiles inside the board are valid as long as the path can reach them through empty cells. The game ends when the board is empty (win) or no legal pairs remain (loss).
Strategy that actually works
Clear blocked tiles before easy pairs — easy pairs stay available, hard ones may not. When two pairs of the same symbol are visible, remove the inner pair first; the outer pair remains accessible no matter what else changes. If the board jams, restart rather than spending minutes hunting for a non-existent move.
FAQ
- Is every board solvable?
- Layouts are generated to have at least one solution path, but a wrong early move can leave you stuck. Use the shuffle option if available.
- How is this different from regular Mahjong?
- Regular Mahjong is a four-player game with hand-building rules. Sichuan / Mahjong Solitaire uses only the tiles for visual matching — no hands, no scoring rounds.
