# Mahjong

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Mahjong and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for a tight, lovely game underneath the house rules, and the version bundled with Linux distributions for its familiar rules.

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mahjong", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mahjong/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).