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Red Mahjong – Entertainment Game Review
Red Mahjong is a Entertainment/Strategy/Board game from BPS Software, Inc., first launched in 31st July 2018.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 112+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Red Mahjong Stand Out
FREE Red Mahjong app – play mahjong online on your iPhone or iPad with real mahjong players or training bots. Play mahjong 24/7, chat, compete and improve your skills and rating!
Mahjong variations supported: Hong Kong mahjong, Japanese Riichi, and Red Mahjong for 2-4 players.
Originated in China, Mahjong is a rich game of strategy that you can learn and start playing in minutes!
Like many card games (e.g. gin rummy), mahjong is about drawing a tile and discarding a tile while collecting sets.
All you need in Mahjong is to assemble 4 sets of 3 tiles and one pair.
Sets can be a sequence of 3 tiles (called chow) or 3 tiles of a kind (called pung).
Red Mahjong is an online game, so an Internet connection is required. WIFI connection is not strictly necessary – Red Mahjong will play well even with slow 3G connection.
Red Mahjong app automatically reconnects you if your connection gets lost.
Moves are timed. If moves are not made in the allotted time, a standard pick-and-discard move will be made for you.
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Red Mahjong is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 13th September 2022
Recent improvements include:
Connectivity and stability improvements
Download & Availability
Red Mahjong is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Fast release of tiles. Keeps you entertained.
Im enjoying becoming familiar with the game by playing the bots.
One of the best mahjong app on the market.
This is one of the best Mahjong on line.
We were playing a game where we had a valid hand with pinfu as the yaku and a bot discarded a tile that should have completed our 2-sided wait. However, we didnt have the option to Ron and when we called the tile it forced us to discard. Definitely some problems that need to be fixed.
It looks like there was a patch a few minutes ago. Id be a new user, but the app wont launch for us in iOS 11 (iPad Mini 3). It just crashes straight back to the desktop.
This is a great game when it works correctly which is about half of the time. The bots cheat you out of your turn and take your tiles so you cant go out which lowers your overall score. Ive sent emails to the developers and received not reply….a real disappointment.
Downloaded the app but it wont open. Tried deleting and reinstalling and same problem.
We really love this app, especially allowing to play with friends remotely. The only glitch is when we pull a tile (not a player discarding) and we complete a combination which should give us a mahjong. Sometimes it allows us to mahjong, sometimes it forces us to discard. We havent yet figured out why the different results.
We love playing this game wish more people was playing.
This is the best real life mahjong app but definitely has its glitches. It is hard to get into a table without bots, glitches, kicks us off and but it is great once you have a game going. If they just fixed the bugs we would be constantly playing. Also, it doesnt always let us claim mahjong and forces us to get rid of a tile that we need. Lots of bugs but the only app of its kind for players.
The game refuses to launch on iOS 9.3.6. The developer states it is compatible from iOS 9 and newer. Using iPad Air first generation. Tried to get support on the developers website but proved extremely difficult.
For beginner, also it discards what we did not want to… Grateful to have the game available though :) Can you make the bots a little more human? Like they panic and lose three seconds or they also run out of time because their thought is slower.
This is our favorite Mahjong App so far out of six….. Our only issue is a lot of the time it crashes so it is almost impossible to finish a full game. Regardless, we like the app enough to play round by round until frustration sets in. Hoping the crashing is fixed in a future update.
Wont accept any name we enter to create a new account and Ive tried 10 or 15 different ones, most of them very unlikely to be in use. Downloaded to our iPad 2.
Terrific Game! A bit confused about the ticket system, but thats on us to research further. The game itself is a great way to learn a couple different ways of playing Mahjong.
Good graphics, super smooth. You can play with people or with bots.
Waited for a while for login fix to app. Play is nice and easy and can play with family across the world. Also Red is a friendly game.
We love this app, it brings authentic mahjong. However everytime we log in with our google account, we are being forced to log back in every time we open the app, its extremely annoying. Also, does this app support offline play.
This game has a very bad connection.
Looks like you only get a set number of free games. We got on yesterday to play and last night it wouldnt load. Then we saw a message saying you 5 free games and then you have to pay! We live the game and started to enjoy playing until we say that message. Ive found another Mahjong game to play. Im done with this one.
Confusing interface, hard to read tiles on board, tiles don't respond to taps.
We love playing this game for us – it is better than any other Mahjong we have tried.
The best part of this game is playing with friends and family all over the country.
We love that we can play against bots. We havent played mahjong in many years so it is great to get back into the game. We are unfamiliar with some of the designations under the rules beside player games and have not found anywhere we can learn what they mean so havent played against other people yet. Also, for the last two days we havent been able to login. Ive tried everything we can think of but it doesnt work. Our internet connection is fine and everything else works. We do love this game but am very frustrated at this moment.
As a beginner to mahjong we found the app confusing at first but am starting to get into it. So far we have only competed against bots. Cant find any human players yet. We would get tickets to play longer if we can find out how much they cost and where in the app to purchase. All in all a fine app! Thanks.
Its a tad slow but great for learning strategy.
We hate this game dont let people throw away jokers.
Absolutely love this Mahjong! Design is very appealing to the eye, and user functionality is very easy to use.
We learned this game pretty fast and now can't stop playing it.
This game features is really good and understandable to use. We had been played many games but this is too good. We really LoVE it.
We really enjoy playing this game. You can start playing some easy games with training bots and later compete with real players. Each game is timed and definitely challenges the mind's agility. A lot of fun without a fixed time commitment, you can always find available players to play.
Love this game, Ive been playing Mahjong for years, but didnt find a good enough online version till now! In this app everything works, you can relax and play with other people for hours without any interruptions.
Super game with great graphics as l have come to expect from this team.
It is a great game where we can truly enjoy in mahjong and not be distracted with annoying ads! We recommend it to everyone, you will love it too.
Finally we have found online Mahjong game with real players and competitors. Love to play our favorite Hong Kong variation even Richii and Red variation are equal interesting.
Probably the best mahjong game we've ever played! Great innovations and animations to make a game even more playable and enjoyable and still holding ancient Mahjong design. Well done.
Easy to tap or drag the tile and zoom option is so much helpful! We didnt see that in any other mahjong app. Also, they have excellent and unique reconnection system so if you lose connection you will be able to reconnect and continue without losing the game.
Only online mahjong game we managed to find but very buggy. Keeps closing down and logging us out randomly.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.11
- Size: 93.49 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN, DE, JA, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
- Developer: [BPS Software, Inc.]()
Last updated: 13th September 2022 | Genre: Entertainment, Strategy | Developer: BPS Software, Inc.