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What is a dragons in American Mahjong?

Definition

The dragons are the twelve tiles in red, green, and white (soap), four of each, with each colour tied to one suit.

On the card a D means a dragon and its colour tells you which one.

Read the full guide: American Mahjong Tiles, Explained: All 152, Suit by Suit.

See it on real tiles: the coach reads any hand and names its direction, free, at the free read. Members get the coach on call for their own games.

More terms: Pung, Kong, Quint, Pair, Charleston, Blind pass, Courtesy pass, Joker.