Mahjong Solitaire

Tile layouts

In brief

The app offers 90 layouts, each with 144 tiles, ranging from 3 to 7 layers. The filter in the New Game window groups them into Easy (26), Medium (43) and Hard (21), based on the height of the tallest stack.

Choosing a layout

In the New Game window, the Layout section shows a gallery of thumbnails that can be filtered by All, Easy, Medium and Hard. The Random checkbox selects a layout at random. On phones, the app only offers layouts whose tiles remain large enough for the screen; on tablets, all layouts are available.

The three filter categories

  • Easy: 3 layers, 26 layouts.
  • Medium: 4 layers, 43 layouts.
  • Hard: 5 to 7 layers, 21 layouts.

The number of free tiles at the start ranges from 10 to 78 depending on the layout: the fewer there are, the fewer choices you have on the first move.

All layouts

Names shown in the app (in English). The free tiles at the start depend only on the shape, not on which tiles are dealt.

LayoutCategoryTiles per layer, from bottom to topFree at the start
SolitaireEasy78, 46, 2078
layout no. 20Easy63, 63, 1838
Big MountainEasy88, 48, 836
BirdhouseEasy75, 45, 2431
Chess BoardEasy60, 58, 2660
ChinaEasy62, 62, 2041
CrossEasy80, 44, 2048
CrownEasy102, 31, 1129
DuckEasy63, 63, 1819
FishEasy94, 38, 1248
Gardens Of BabylonEasy69, 61, 1435
Greek HelmetEasy73, 64, 735
HourglassEasy94, 44, 639
Irish CastleEasy66, 54, 2446
Irish CloverEasy107, 29, 849
Irish HarpEasy64, 42, 3844
Liberty BellEasy70, 52, 2236
Old ShipEasy71, 45, 2828
PuzzleEasy52, 52, 4037
RabbitEasy65, 65, 1423
Spider WebEasy84, 34, 2666
Spring FlowersEasy55, 55, 3446
SquareEasy88, 54, 230
StonehengeEasy71, 63, 1065
TitansEasy68, 50, 2660
UmbrellaEasy54, 54, 3622
PyramidMedium84, 40, 12, 840
CatMedium63, 46, 30, 539
FlowerMedium42, 42, 42, 1828
HeartMedium69, 37, 30, 826
DragonMedium60, 54, 25, 531
PhoenixMedium79, 56, 7, 238
ElephantMedium57, 54, 29, 425
WhaleMedium37, 36, 36, 3516
OctopusMedium53, 45, 44, 238
CrabMedium44, 42, 36, 2234
AnubisMedium58, 58, 26, 219
AppleMedium61, 44, 33, 618
BasketMedium60, 43, 40, 116
BisonMedium48, 51, 35, 1021
BugMedium72, 52, 17, 319
Bumble BeeMedium58, 51, 27, 826
CactusMedium56, 47, 34, 750
CarrotMedium46, 46, 35, 1726
Celtic CrossMedium45, 45, 41, 1322
Celtic KnotMedium45, 45, 42, 1228
ChestMedium91, 47, 5, 121
Classic CrabMedium75, 50, 16, 347
CobraMedium48, 46, 46, 422
DNAMedium56, 30, 30, 2850
Dragon FaceMedium62, 60, 18, 435
Dragon HeadMedium47, 41, 36, 2022
DragonflyMedium52, 51, 33, 824
Easter EggMedium54, 42, 32, 1623
GateMedium57, 46, 31, 1033
Haka DanceMedium40, 40, 40, 2420
HorseMedium50, 50, 37, 719
HorseshoeMedium52, 44, 34, 1434
Kiwi BirdMedium56, 45, 32, 1125
LeprechaunMedium59, 48, 27, 1031
LighthouseMedium46, 40, 32, 2637
Musical NotesMedium49, 45, 42, 826
Rabbit FaceMedium38, 38, 35, 3329
ScarabMedium48, 49, 41, 623
Sleeping CatMedium77, 37, 22, 839
Space MonsterMedium46, 46, 34, 1826
Tower FortMedium48, 48, 40, 834
TriangleMedium64, 49, 25, 643
VinesMedium66, 45, 30, 345
TurtleHard87, 36, 16, 4, 135
TraditionalHard87, 36, 16, 4, 135
FortressHard44, 30, 28, 26, 1636
SpiderHard62, 44, 29, 8, 133
CastleHard53, 41, 33, 12, 519
ButterflyHard70, 38, 21, 13, 249
PeacockHard55, 41, 26, 14, 845
SnakeHard60, 60, 11, 6, 6, 110
AnchorHard33, 32, 31, 28, 17, 317
AnkhHard29, 32, 32, 32, 1914
BridgesHard59, 44, 19, 10, 6, 4, 229
CampingHard48, 46, 28, 12, 1036
Eiffel TowerHard33, 33, 33, 33, 1224
Eye Of HorusHard43, 43, 30, 17, 1114
GameHard65, 53, 13, 11, 232
InfinityHard69, 31, 31, 12, 122
JellyfishHard44, 41, 32, 20, 725
KeyHard41, 29, 28, 28, 1812
SnailHard64, 35, 26, 11, 7, 120
TriskelionHard41, 41, 41, 15, 630
VaseHard57, 57, 24, 5, 126