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  • What style of Mah Jongg is available to play?
  • What devices can I play on?
  • Who can I play with?
  • How do I play with bots?
  • How do I play with friends?
  • How do I play with friends on my "Personal Table"?
  • Do I need a Mah Jongg card?
  • What year Mah Jongg card do I need?
  • How do I get my audio/video connection working?
  • I previously denied audio/video permission, how do I allow it in future?
  • Table Leader Etiquette - how long should I wait before starting a game?
  • How do I join a Group game once it has started?
  • Our Philosophy
  • What is the "practice mode"?
  • What is the auto-ignore timer and how do I adjust it?
  • How do I play with live players?
  • How do I add a shortcut to the game launchpad on my desktop/home-screen?
  • What is the "I Love Mahj" card?
  • How do I manage my friends list?
  • What is the Exercise Room?
  • I'm stuck on "Joining table, please wait" when starting a game
  • Can I play with the 2025 card?
  • How can I learn to play Mah Jongg?
  • The game looks too small on my phone
  • Is there an app?
  • Why do I get blank screen on my iPad?
  • I get "You have already joined the table"
  • How do I play Siamese Mah Jongg® on I LOVE MAHJ?
  • How to do switch to The Big Card?