Editing Mahjong (section)

===Chinese variants===
* '''Changsha mahjong''' is widely played in [[Hunan]] Province. Like Wuhan mahjong, players need to obtain special Jong consisting of only tiles of two, five or eight. Changsha mahjong forbids using winds and some special tiles, those tiles are first drawn out from the table when playing. Winners each round get a special drawing session for bonuses, usually doubling the score.
* '''Chinese classical mahjong''' is the oldest surviving variety of mahjong and was the version introduced to America in the 1920s under various names. It has a small, loyal following in the West, although few play it in Asia. All players score and it is possible to score higher than the winner.
* '''Fujian mahjong''', thirteen tile hands. Certain tiles can be wild. No dragons. Winds are treated as bonuses.
* '''Harbin mahjong''', popular in northeastern China, using only 108 suit and 4 red dragon tiles. The player's hand must meet a set of few conditions (e.g. at least one chow/pung, at least one terminal or red dragon, etc.) and be declared "ready" in order to win, with points earned by discard or self-draw and a bonus tile revealed when the player wins.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.mahjong-mil.org/it_detail.html?id=191 |title=Brief Introduction to Limiting Mahjong (Harbin Limiting Rules)}}</ref>
* '''[[Hong Kong mahjong scoring rules|Hong Kong mahjong]]''' or '''Cantonese mahjong''' is a more common form of mahjong, differing in minor scoring details from the Chinese Classical variety. It does not allow multiple players to win from a single discard.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
* '''Mahjong Official Rules''' ({{zh|s=麻将竞赛规则}}), commonly known as '''MCR''' or '''Chinese official mahjong''', is an international standard founded by All-China Sports Federation in July 1998 and governed by the [[World Mahjong Organization]]. It includes a large variety of different scoring rules in a way that emphasizes strategy and calculation ability.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Content |date=2023-01-19 |title=Types of Mahjong |url=https://sigma.world/play/blog/types-of-mahjong/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=SigmaPlay |language=en-US}}</ref> Some mahjong societies have adopted it for competition play, and in some cases for all play. While not very popular in China and Asia, it is one of the most popular mahjong variants in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, France and Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mahjong-europe.org/ranking/Country/Stats_AllPlayers.html|title=EMA active Players (in ranking lists)|publisher=European Mahjong Association|accessdate=2025-04-15}}</ref>
* '''Shenyang mahjong''', a fast-paced version with 13-tile hands. Valid winning hands must contain all 3 suits, honor or terminal tiles, and at least one open pung.
* '''{{Interlanguage link|Sichuan mahjong|lt=|zh|四川麻将|WD=}}''' is a growing variety, particularly in southern China, disallowing chow melds, and using only the suited tiles. Play continues until a loser is decided or a draw. It can be played very quickly.
* '''{{Interlanguage link|Taiyuan Lisi mahjong|lt=|zh|太原立四麻将|WD=}}''', or '''''Lisi''''' ({{Literal translation|Raise Four}}): the players must win with the first four blocks drawn which are placed separately in front of the others. These four blocks cannot be touched until the player has a ready hand.
* '''{{Interlanguage link|Tianjin mahjong|lt=|zh|天津麻将|WD=|display=1}}''' using normally seven jokers, with special scoring such as ''joker-free'', ''joker-waiting-pair'', ''catch-5'', ''dragon'', ''joker-suited-dragon''.
* '''Wenzhou mahjong''' is a uncommon regional variation primarily played in [[Wenzhou]] of [[Zhejiang]] Province. It is played without the flower and season tiles. The most distinct feature is that it is played with 16 tile hands with an additional rule of determining a [[Wild card (cards)|wild card]] tile (Caishen {{Literal translation|God of fortune}}) which can substitute as another tiles in the winning combination at the start of every hand.
* '''Wuhan mahjong''' is growing rapidly<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keegan |first=Matthew |date=2022-11-26 |title=As China tightens its grip, Hong Kong is preserving its identity through the game of mahjong |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/world/hong-kong-hostel-mahjong-1994042 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> and become popular in southern China. It is different from other parts of China such that it has a tile that can be used as everything called Laizi, and the player has to have a set of special two tiles, namely two, five, eight, as prerequisite for winning. Another variation has become the new trend. Special tiles need to be discarded.
* '''Xiangyang mahjong''' is played with three players, and without winds, seasons, flowers and one suit of dots, bamboo and characters. It places special emphasis on the 5 tile giving extra points for any hand made using a 5 tile.