Abstract: The present invention relates to a new game. In particular, in a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a new game using the tiles played in the Chinese game of Mahjong. The method comprising: providing a deck of playing tiles, each tile having a character printed on it; determining the number of tiles as an initial hand for each player, the number of tiles comprising 4, 7, 10 or 13 tiles; providing each player with the initial hand of tiles; during a turn for a player, requiring the player to draw 1 tile from the deck, & playing the game until a player forms a winning hand, wherein the winning hand comprises 2 identical tiles, and the remaining tiles forming sets of 3 tiles selected from the group comprising: a set of 3 identical tiles or a set of 3 sequential tiles in a suit. A method for operating an online gaming environment for conducting the game is disclosed.