Strategy guides

Stop guessing. Start winning.

The rules are free everywhere. Winning is a different skill. These are printable, keep-forever guides that teach the moves that actually take games, one for American mahjong and one for riichi.

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American · NMJL

The American Mahjong Winner's Playbook

Read the card, win the Charleston, and take more games at your table.

The strategy a good teacher charges $80 to $300 to teach, in a warm, printable guide you keep at the table. How to choose the right hand from each year's card, win the Charleston, play defense, and read the table. Plus a bonus section of the rare edges stronger players rarely share, a clickable table of contents, and a hand-picked shelf of the best places to keep learning.

What is inside

Reading the card like a winner: the 3-question hand-picking system
Winning the Charleston, where more games are quietly won than anywhere else
Jokers: holding, redeeming, and the joker math almost nobody tracks
Defense without being timid, plus when to switch and when to commit
Reading the table from the exposures, and playing the wall when you are beaten

Bonus section: The Edge Most Players Never Find, plus a printable Game Night companion card.

35-page PDF · clickable contents · real-tile walkthroughs · printable companion card · curated resources

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One-time $17. The five leaks are costing you rank every session you play.

Riichi · Mahjong Soul

Climb the Ranks

A riichi improvement system: the 5 leaks keeping you stuck, and how to plug them.

A structured system built for Mahjong Soul players who have plateaued. The five leaks that quietly cost you rank, each with a concrete fix, worked examples, drills, and a one-page in-game decision card. Plus a bonus section on the reads stronger players rarely share, a clickable table of contents, and a hand-picked shelf of the best places to keep learning.

What is inside

Leak 1, efficiency: keep the shapes that reach tenpai first
Leak 2, push and fold: the safe-tile ladder that stops you dealing in
Leak 3, riichi timing, and Leak 4, respecting value and dora
Leak 5, tilt: the stop rule that protects a week of rank
The rank-up system: review, not grind, one leak at a time

Bonus section: The Reads Masters Won't Teach You, plus a printable in-game decision card.

21-page PDF · clickable contents · real-tile diagrams · printable decision card · curated resources

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American · Host kit

The American Mahjong Game Night Kit

The host's companion: Charleston cheat card, setup, etiquette, and quick strategy.

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American · Bundle · Save $7

American Mahjong Mastery Bundle

The Winner's Playbook and the Game Night Kit together, for $7 less than buying both.

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Written from the strategy strong players actually use

Not padding, not a re-hash of free rules. Every guide is built around the decisions that move results, with real-tile walkthroughs and a hand-picked shelf of where to go next: Riichi Book 1, the NAGA review AI, Tom Sloper's columns, and more. You are not just buying tips. You are buying a shorter path to winning.

Questions, answered

I already know how to play. Is this too basic?

No. These guides assume you know the rules. Every page is strategy: the decisions that separate players who win their share from players who just play. Nothing here re-teaches the basics you can find free.

Which guide is right for me?

The Winner's Playbook is for American (NMJL) mahjong, the social game-night version. Climb the Ranks is for riichi, the Japanese game most people play on Mahjong Soul. Pick the one that matches the game you play.

How do I get it after I pay?

Instantly. Checkout is handled by Stripe, then you land on a download page with your PDF. Read it on any device, or print it and keep it by your tiles.

The NMJL card changes every year. Will this go out of date?

No. The Winner's Playbook never reprints the card. It teaches you to read and play any year's card, so it stays good every season.

Do I get updates?

Yes, free. When a guide is improved, your download link serves the newest version at no extra cost.

Not sure it is for you?

Read a few of our free guides at mahjongmaster.co first. If the teaching style clicks, the paid guides are the same voice, aimed entirely at winning.

Your next game night is coming.

Bring one new habit to the table and watch how often you win. Pick your guide and start today.

American · NMJL · $29 Climb the Ranks · $17