Fundamentals and rules of Mahjong Solitaire

Basics:

Mahjong Solitaire is a Solitaire game played by a single player, where mahjong tiles are removed by the players from the original layout of the Mahjong. The aim of the players is to clear the entire gaming area of the tiles by matching the tiles pairs. Only those matching pairs of tiles can be removed by the players where at least one side (either left or right) of every tile is free and no other tiles are placed on the upper position.

Tournament score:

The number of tiles removing at different levels of the game is the most significant thing in online game of Mahjong Solitaire. For the removal of every pair, a player gets 10 points along with some bonus points for an extra bonus for the completion of every level (every new layout of Mahjong). Therefore, a player has some score at the end of the game.

Winning:

One can play as well as compete against other players in an online tournament of Mahjong. The tournament is won by the player getting highest score and also he/she gets the Guaranteed Prize Pool.

Types of tournaments in Online Mahjong:

There can be instant prize in terms of dollars or jackpot tournaments in the $Ticket Tournaments of Online Mahjong. A pre-set number of participants (from 2 to 10) are involved in the tournaments of Instant $Prizes. When the last player finishes the game, the tournament ends. A guaranteed prize is earned by a top scorer. While moving on to play online Mahjong, 'Players' column consists of a number of participants in the tournament. 'Play now' button at the right side on the page consists of the current tournaments list.

Jackpot tournament concludes at pre-set time of finish. For the tournaments of progressive jackpot, the pot grows with the entry of every new player in the tournament. The pot becomes bigger and bigger with increasing number of players. Many sites run the jackpot tournaments of Mahjong Solitaire on the monthly as well as daily basis. Several winners get entitled to win the pot and distributed among them.