How Many Tiles Are in American Mahjong?

American Mahjong uses 152 tiles: 108 suit tiles (Bamboo, Character, Dot), 16 Winds, 12 Dragons, 8 Flowers, and 8 Jokers.

A standard American Mahjong set has 152 tiles. That's more than Chinese Mahjong because of the 8 Jokers. The tiles break down as 108 suit tiles split across three suits (Bamboo, Characters, and Dots) with 36 tiles per suit numbered 1 through 9, plus 16 Wind tiles (4 each of East, South, West, North), 12 Dragon tiles (4 each of Red, Green, and White), 8 Flower tiles, and 8 Joker wild cards. This is the standard distribution for a 4-player American Mahjong game.

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