American mahjong tips, rules, strategy, and confidence-building notes from Lara.
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American Mahjong Tiles Explained
Updated October 3, 2026: checked tile counts, clarified joker exchanges and set care, and repaired the printable chart links. An American mahjong set has 152 tiles: 3 suits (Dots, Bams,...
American Mahjong Tiles Explained
Updated October 3, 2026: checked tile counts, clarified joker exchanges and set care, and repaired the printable chart links. An American mahjong set has 152 tiles: 3 suits (Dots, Bams,...
How Scoring Works in American Mahjong
Updated October 3, 2026: checked the payment chart and worked examples, and clarified the joker-exchange example. American mahjong scoring starts with the value printed beside your winning hand on the...
How Scoring Works in American Mahjong
Updated October 3, 2026: checked the payment chart and worked examples, and clarified the joker-exchange example. American mahjong scoring starts with the value printed beside your winning hand on the...
American Mahjong Rules: The Complete Reference
American mahjong is played by four players with 152 tiles, racks, dice, and the current NMJL card. In the standard four-player game, the Charleston comes before East’s opening discard, unless...
American Mahjong Rules: The Complete Reference
American mahjong is played by four players with 152 tiles, racks, dice, and the current NMJL card. In the standard four-player game, the Charleston comes before East’s opening discard, unless...
How to Read the NMJL Mahjong Card: A Beginner's...
Updated October 3, 2026: clarified tile counts, suit relationships, concealed hands, and scoring. Each line on the NMJL card is one winning hand. Colors show suit relationships (each color stands...
How to Read the NMJL Mahjong Card: A Beginner's...
Updated October 3, 2026: clarified tile counts, suit relationships, concealed hands, and scoring. Each line on the NMJL card is one winning hand. Colors show suit relationships (each color stands...
The Charleston in American Mahjong: A Complete ...
The Charleston is the tile-passing phase before play begins. The first Charleston is required: pass three tiles right, then across, then left. A second Charleston (left, across, right) is optional,...
The Charleston in American Mahjong: A Complete ...
The Charleston is the tile-passing phase before play begins. The first Charleston is required: pass three tiles right, then across, then left. A second Charleston (left, across, right) is optional,...
Why the Winds and Dragons Section Trips Up Ever...
Why the Winds and Dragons section of the 2026 NMJL card trips up everyone, and how to stop reading it as flexibility and start reading it as commitment.
Why the Winds and Dragons Section Trips Up Ever...
Why the Winds and Dragons section of the 2026 NMJL card trips up everyone, and how to stop reading it as flexibility and start reading it as commitment.
