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title: "Microsoft Mahjong"
subtitle: "The official classic tile-matching game now has Daily Challenges, over 40 puzzles and gorgeous graphics and relaxing sounds."
date: 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2021/05/microsoft-mahjong
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
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# Microsoft Mahjong

*The official classic tile-matching game now has Daily Challenges, over 40 puzzles and gorgeous graphics and relaxing sounds.*

![image](microsoft-mahjong1.png)

Microsoft Mahjong is the classic tile-matching game now updated with Daily Challenges, a new look and feel, and over 40 puzzles! Enjoy gorgeous graphics and relaxing sounds with multiple visual themes to choose from.

![image](microsoft-mahjong3.png)

One of the top 5 Free Game in the Windows Store comes to the web. Microsoft Mahjong is the classic matching game updated with beautiful imagery, intuitive controls, and all the features that fans of mahjong have come to expect. Enjoy gorgeous graphics and relaxing sounds with four different themes to choose from, such as Cosmos, Tranquility and Autumn Glade.

![image](microsoft-mahjong4.png)

Complete multiple puzzles at three levels of difficulty—perfect for mahjong beginners and experts alike. With an improved Undo system, players have the option of rewinding to fix mistakes. Players receive new challenges each day. Complete enough Daily Challenges in a month to earn badges and compete with your friends.

![image](microsoft-mahjong5.png)

Games are not entirely random. There is always at least one pair within five tiles of the topmost five tiles in the turtle layout and often two pairs. The algorithm for tile organization positions tiles such that they can mostly be paired on the same level, or otherwise a matching tile is available in an accessible position one level down. It does not check to ensure that the matching tile is not positioned beneath its partner. Since every tile has 3 partners this is not enough, by itself, to prove the game is impossible to solve.

[Play Game](https://zone.msn.com/gameplayer/gameplayerHTML.aspx?game=msmahjong)

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