3D Mahjong
Shares rank 23 of 48 browser games by recommenders
Admired as a clever CSS build with a fun look and gameplay. Common caveats: bugs, last tiles stacking so games can't finish.
Admired as a clever CSS build with a fun look and gameplay. Common caveats: bugs, last tiles stacking so games can't finish.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Impressive for a CSS-only build
“I think this is a good example of what CSS can do and probably was not easy to make”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: 3D Mahjong, Built in CSS” “it's pretty amazing this was done with css”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: 3D Mahjong, Built in CSS”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Last two tiles stack, game stalls
“Two games in a row now I have gotten to a point where the last two pieces are ontop of eachother.”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: 3D Mahjong, Built in CSS” “Really enjoyed that although my final two tiles were stacked and couldn't finish the game”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: 3D Mahjong, Built in CSS”
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The four most recommended other browser games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| 3D MahjongThis page | 11 | 2 | 85% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's pretty amazing this was done with css”
“Disappointed to see that this is solitaire and not Riichi”
“Two games in a row now I have gotten to a point where the last two pieces are ontop of eachother.”
“this implementation doesn't seem to support overlapping tiles, which is kind of important”
“Really enjoyed that although my final two tiles were stacked and couldn't finish the game”
“I think this is a good example of what CSS can do and probably was not easy to make”
“There are some super weird bugs, sometimes only one of the two pieces are removed and sometimes the field goes blank?”
“I like the look and the gameplay.”
“Nice! Wish the supported rotation was bigger, maybe +- 90 instead of only 90 deg?”
“I do like that the inaccessible tiles are faded somewhat”
“Worked great on my shitty old Motorola phone.”
“Tiles are supposed to be free when there is a side free”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.