3D Mahjong, Built in CSS
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HN · launched Feb 22, 2026 · 138 upvotes (top 8%) · 5 views
Niche: browser-based video games · 380 launches, 21 in the last 7 days ▼ -28% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes A 3D Mahjong solitaire game implemented in pure HTML and CSS 3D transforms is a frontend creative coding project easily generated with AI assistance.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Mahjong Soul, Shanghai (classic 80s mahjong solitaire), Windows mahjong games
Concerns raised: Misnamed as 'mahjong' when it's actually mahjong solitaire, not real mahjong, Tile images rotated incorrectly compared to standard, Overlapping pieces stacking on top of each other too frequently, Some games unsolvable by design, CSS Grid limitations for proper tile overlap behavior
Feature requests: Implement actual Riichi mahjong instead of solitaire variant, Undo/Redo functionality, Cascading shadow effects like classic versions
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 1106 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #108 of 1107 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 116 days after the earliest competitor.
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