What is the Daily Mahjong Challenge?

A single Mahjong Solitaire layout that is the same for every player each day. Clear it as fast as you can; your time is ranked against everyone else who played today.

Is the daily layout always solvable?

Yes. Every daily layout is generated in a valid clearable order, so a path to clear the board always exists.

When does the daily puzzle reset?

At midnight UTC. A fresh shared layout is dealt to everyone and a new leaderboard begins.

Do I need an account to play the daily?

No. You can play as a guest and post a time. Signing in with Google keeps your streak and records synced across devices.

Daily Mahjong Challenge

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · the same layout for everyone

Turtle Pyramid Fortress Dragon Butterfly Cat

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Today's puzzle: everyone playing the Crab Mahjong daily gets the exact same 128-tile deal. It is guaranteed solvable, so the only question is how fast and how cleanly you can clear it. Post a time, then come back tomorrow for a fresh board.

Today's fastest clears - Crab Mahjong

No clears posted yet today. Clear the board above and you'll be first on the leaderboard.

How the daily challenge works

The daily is the fairest way to measure yourself against other players, because luck is taken out of it. Everyone gets an identical, pre-shuffled layout built from the same seed, so the only variables are your planning and your speed.

Same tiles for all. Today's Crab deal is shared worldwide until midnight UTC.
Clear the board. Match two identical free tiles at a time until every tile is gone.
Post your time. Your finish is added to today's leaderboard above the moment you win.
Reset at midnight. A brand new shared layout is dealt and the board starts over.

What counts as a good daily time?

Times depend on the layout, but here is a rough ladder for a full 128-tile board so you know where you stand:

Just finishing	Clearing the daily at all is a win - most first clears land over 10 minutes.
Solid	6 to 10 minutes, matching steadily and rarely getting stuck.
Fast	Under 5 minutes - you are reading blocking chains and planning two moves ahead.
Leaderboard-worthy	Under 3 minutes on an open layout, matching almost without pausing.

Three tips to beat today's board

Scan before you tap. Look for the pair that frees the most buried tiles, not just the first match you spot.
Open the top and edges first. Uncovering high and outer tiles releases the most moves at once.
Hold your bonus tiles. Any Flower matches any Flower and any Season matches any Season, so save them as flexible escapes when exact twins are buried.

Want the full playbook? The rules and strategy guide breaks down the free-tile rule for every layout, and each layout page has its own tactics - for example Crab Mahjong.

Keep your streak going

Play the daily every day and your streak grows. Sign in with Google to keep that streak and your best times synced across your phone, tablet and computer. Prefer to stay anonymous? You can still post a time as a guest.

Play another way

Cleared today's daily already? Race a friend head-to-head in multiplayer, chase all-time records on the Crab leaderboard, or explore the other Mahjong layouts.

Today's date: July 14, 2026 (UTC).