Tea Garden Mahjong
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Tea Garden Mahjong

A cosy, cute mahjong solitaire for Android — with nothing but the tiles, the music and you.

  • No ads
  • No tracking
  • No in-app purchases
  • Works offline
Coming soon toGoogle Play

Free. For Android phones and tablets.

A smiling mahjong tile
Why this game exists

Made by a son, for his mum

My mum fell in love with mahjong solitaire in the nineties, playing Shanghai on the Sega. Decades later she was still playing — but on websites so stuffed with pop-ups, banners and video ads that the tiles were the hardest thing to find.

So I made her one. A calm little tea garden with soft colours, gentle music, big readable tiles and absolutely nothing else in the way. I'm sharing it too, hoping it brings a few quiet minutes to your day.

— François

Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't

Classic mahjong solitaire with a few thoughtful touches.

  • 10 hand-made layouts

    From a 72-tile Little Garden to the classic 144-tile Turtle.

  • Always solvable

    Every single deal is guaranteed to have a solution. No dead ends.

  • Unlimited undo

    Changed your mind? Take back as many moves as you like.

  • Helpful hints

    Ask for a hint, or select a tile to see what it matches.

  • Shuffle

    Stuck? Shuffle the remaining tiles and keep going.

  • Daily puzzle

    A fresh puzzle every day, with streaks to keep the habit going.

  • Statistics

    Games won, best times and streaks for every layout.

  • Easy on the eyes

    Optional numbers on tiles, and blocked tiles are gently dimmed.

  • Relaxing music

    Soft oriental tunes to play along. In English and French.

The layouts

  • Turtle
  • Little Garden
  • Heart
  • Pyramid
  • Butterfly
  • Kitty
  • Fortress
  • Blossom
  • Teapot
  • Bridge

Five colour themes

  • Mint Garden
  • Sakura
  • Blue Sky
  • Honey
  • Starry Night
Screenshots

A peek into the garden

  • The layout picker: Turtle, Little Garden, Heart, Pyramid and more
    Ten hand-made layouts
  • The Turtle layout in the Sakura theme: a selected tile and its matching tile highlighted
    Hints that show what matches
  • The daily puzzle with its layout preview and streak counter
    A new puzzle every day
  • The Butterfly layout in the Starry Night theme, with corner numbers on the tiles
    Themes and readable numbers

Our little promise

Tea Garden Mahjong will never show you an ad, never track you and never ask for your money. There is no account to create, and the game doesn't even need an internet connection.

  • Ads
  • Tracking or analytics
  • In-app purchases
  • Accounts
  • Data collection

Read the short and simple privacy policy.

How to play

Easy to learn, lovely to master

  1. Find two identical tiles that are both free, and tap them to remove the pair.

  2. A tile is free when nothing sits on top of it and its left or right side is open.

  3. Clear the whole board to win. Stuck? Use a hint, undo or shuffle.

Which tiles can I match?

Two identical free tiles always match. There are two special families: any flower matches any other flower, and any season matches any other season — even if their pictures differ.

What exactly is a “free” tile?

A tile is free when no other tile covers it, even partly, and at least one of its long sides (left or right) is not touching another tile. Blocked tiles are dimmed slightly so free ones are easy to spot — you can turn this off in the settings.

Can I get stuck with no possible moves?

Every deal is generated so that it can be solved. Still, an unlucky choice can lead to a dead end — just undo a few moves or shuffle the remaining tiles.

Is it really free? What's the catch?

No catch. It's a hobby project made for my mum. There are no ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions and no data collection.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. Once installed, the game works fully offline — perfect for trains, planes and gardens.

Is it available on iPhone?

For now Tea Garden Mahjong is only available for Android phones and tablets.

I found a bug or have an idea. How can I tell you?

I'd love to hear from you! Write to francois@beaussier.net.