June 22, 2026 HeyMahjong announced today that Mahjong Academy, its education and learning platform, will offer a new community Mahjong program in partnership with the Town of Los Gatos. The Fall 2026 program is planned for September, October, and November, providing local residents with an opportunity to learn Mahjong through beginner-friendly instruction, guided practice, and…
June 19, 2026 Mahjong classes are coming to Mountain View this fall as HeyMahjong expands its community Mahjong education programs across the Bay Area. The program is included in the City of Mountain View’s fall activity guide, with classes planned for September and October 2026, offering beginner-friendly instruction, guided practice, and social gameplay designed to…
June 14, 2026 The HeyMahjong Multiplayer Beta is now available, allowing players to practice and play Mahjong online with friends in a more interactive and social environment. The beta extends HeyMahjong’s learning ecosystem beyond live classes and solo practice, giving players a way to apply what they’ve learned in a real, social game setting —…
If you’ve been playing Mahjong for a while, you’ve had this debate with yourself mid-round: should I build the Chow or go for the Pung? Most players make this decision on instinct. The best players make it on math. And once you understand the real Chow vs Pung math behind each choice, your entire decision-making…
What Is the Discard River in Mahjong? Learning how to read mahjong discards is one of the highest-leverage skills you can develop as a player. The discard river — also called the discard pool — is the arrangement of tiles each player has thrown away during a game. Every player’s discards are laid out in front of…
If you’ve ever sat down at a Mahjong table and felt completely lost before the game even started, you’re not alone. For many beginners, the most confusing part isn’t actually playing Mahjong — it’s understanding how to start the game correctly. One of the most misunderstood parts of Mahjong setup is learning how to break…
Mahjong Five-Block Theory is one of the most important beginner-friendly concepts for understanding how efficient Mahjong hands are structured and improved during gameplay.If you’ve played enough Mahjong, you’ve probably had one of those hands that feels amazing at the beginning. You look down and see connections everywhere. Multiple sequences are forming, several tiles could become…
May 6, 2026 HeyMahjong is pleased to announce a partnership with the City of Riverbank to offer Mahjong Academy community classes for local residents. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to lifelong learning, community engagement, and creating new opportunities for people to connect through the game of Mahjong. Through this partnership, Riverbank residents will have…
There is a specific kind of magic that happens on a Sunday morning—when the world slows down. The light catches the steam of your coffee just right, the phones are put away, and the first click-clack of tiles echoes softly through the room. At the Academy, we’ve come to see that Mindful Mahjong is not…
April 21, 2026 The new Mahjong Training Dashboard is now available for HeyMahjong members, giving players a structured daily training environment with progress tracking, streaks, points, and ranked levels — all in one place. Train Daily, Track Everything The Dashboard introduces a complete training system built around daily practice. Members can see today’s progress, maintain…