About the game
Mahjong solitaire, carried by the tide.
Mahjong Tide is a free tile-matching game where honest puzzles meet public-domain art and a journey across historic Japan.
Five ways to play
Flow
An endless current of compact, changing boards. Clear one Wave and the tide carries you straight to the next. Recommended for phone play, and just as enjoyable on larger screens.
Daily Art
A puzzle shared by everyone each day, in four sizes. Build a streak, compare clean results, and unlock the day’s shared painting.
The Journey
Walk the fifty-five stations of the old Tokaido Road. Clear each station as the tide retreats and collect Hiroshige’s complete series.
Free play
Choose any layout and size, make your own layouts, and play as often as you like with the backgrounds and tiles you love.
Multiplayer
Invite friends to your table: Together lets you take turns clearing one board; Race gives everyone the same starting board to clear on their own.
Honest boards, visible rules
Every dealt board is guaranteed solvable. Mahjong Tide never secretly reshuffles the tiles or pretends a dead end did not happen: it tells you when a winning line has been lost, and gives you hints and undo when you want them.
Part game, part gallery
Paintings are not disposable decoration. They are introduced with their title, artist, and story, then gather in your Collections alongside tile sets and tile backs.
An account is optional
Every mode works without signing in. An optional account can sync progress, Collections, and custom layouts across devices. Your player name identifies your private game profile and is separate from your email.
When Google sign-in is available, it is simply another way into that optional account. Mahjong Tide asks Google only for a stable account identifier and your verified email address. Privacy.
Independent, and still growing
I’m Sylvain, the independent developer behind Mahjong Tide. I’m building a game I want to spend time in: readable tiles, room to think, and art worth looking at. Player feedback helps me decide what to improve next.
About the guides and art stories
The Mahjong Solitaire guides explain the rules, tile families and layouts, and offer strategies for deciding which pair to remove next.
The Daily Art stories start with details you can see in the featured work, then explore its history and materials. Museum collection records and research are linked at the end of each story so you can follow the evidence and read further. I’m responsible for what is published here; if you spot a mistake in a guide or an artwork description, please let me know.