kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3KwimekqKmJq8k At Mahjong Time, jokers in exposures will display as the natural tile but the tile will be glowy (e.g., bright white) to denote that it is a joker.

34:50 a 1 cram came in for Addition 1 +6=7 so it was an option. When I picked another 1 cram at 3516 I should have switch but I didn’t see the hand 🤪

Welcome to the game! I am playing American mah jongg in this video using National Mah Jongg League rules. They publish an annual card with combinations of tiles (hands) divided by categories. Learn more about how to read the card here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYjcmKGmm6uVg7M

@@PaulaBrahanCan if it’s for mah jongg only 🤓

@@MAHJLIFE Thank you! I am learning and you are THE BEST teacher EVER.

@@PaulaBrahanCan my pleasure and welcome to the game 🤓

Yes, a block of three or more identical tiles can use any number of jokers and a natural tile is not required.

Aww, thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful :)

Yes!

I'll think about it. A marathon would mean contestants would need to commit to 1 hour straight vs 15 minutes. Also, not all players have 1000 dragon chips for the entry fee.

Stinkin' robots!!! LOL

Yes. If a player claims a discard and they place it either in the sloped part of their rack or the flat part of their rack, they are committed to making an exposure with that tile.

@@MAHJLIFE Thanks!

@@munnyguyca yes, it’s Mahjong Time mahjlife.com/mahjong-time/. You can play with bots in “mahjong school” and play with humans in “fun games.” Hong Kong mahjong is the best version to start with mahjlife.com/wiki/hong-kong-mahjong-article-164/

2:29 The white dragon when used in a year block is a zero. Jokers cannot be used in blocks with singles or pairs so a natural 1 dot would complete 2019.

After a player discards, another player can claim that tile to make an exposure (e.g., meld) and sometimes it interrupts the order of turns. For example, player 1 (East) discards, player 3 (West) claims the discard, so player 2 (South) does not get a turn (e.g., skipped) because after Player 3 (West) discards, the game continues with player 4 (North).

Thank you.😂

Flowers are used in nearly half of the hands on the card, so they are risky to pass. If you have tiles that can use flowers, consider focusing on hands that use them or hold on to them and discard them in the begin-game (e.g., first 5 discards after the Charleston).

I think you are commenting about the 7s in pull 3. I was focused on 579/big odds targeting the 7 bam pair - there was potential for Odds #2-2 (ope multiple). When Winds #3-1 and 5-1 developed, I switched the targeted 456 craks (two multiples at the time of the reassessment and four multiples at the end). There was also potential for Consecutive Run #3-1 with the Flower in the last right.

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3KwimekqKmJq8k A player claimed a discarded red dragon to complete an exposure with a joker. Any player who got the last red dragon could exchange it for the joker in the exposure.

@@MAHJLIFE thank you!!!!!

The cards have been combined and improved in my first book mahjlife.com/books

There are a few platforms for Hong Kong mahjong. My favorite is Mahjong Time mahjlife.com/mahjong-time/

Little Odds is a subset of hands using tiles using the smaller numbers (i.e., 1, 3, 5) with or without flowers and dragons.

You may find this helpful: mahjlife.com/wiki/glossary-article-999/

A multiple is a block of one or more identical tiles (e.g., pair, pung, kong).

@@jose1phine welcome to the game🤓

@@dlparker-1 Hands in the Any Like Numbers category must use the same number in mixed suits.

Can you give me a timestamp?

@@MAHJLIFE no sorry!!!

The Mahj Life Instructor Guild has members who teach Hong Kong Mahjong mahjlife.com/instructor-guild-directory/?cn-s=&cn-cat=63 You could also try contacting your local recreation center and library to see if they offer in-person lessons. If neither of those work, consider learning by watching my Hong Kong Mahjong Lesson videos free of charge on KZbin kzbin.info/aero/PLLk097vMqukb95mvL8tIK162v7NPlDa09

The author of Mah Jongg Made Easy is the National Mah Jongg League. I share about it in this video at this timestamp kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIG4qWecrqeoatE

It would be joker bait but it’s usually not good when there are three in-hand.

You may have missed previous lessons where the letters and numbers were explained. There is an index of the lessons in the video description.

@@MAHJLIFE I also thought this video was very confusing as well!! I see your reply, but maybe you should have noted previous lesson videos to simply learn how to read the dang card itself. That is where I am finding the most problems. Deciphering what the hands are and to actually show tiles not just words, but show actual tiles that meet the criteria for that hand. Some of us are better learners with visuals. That would be most helpful... I might also add since I just went to look at all your videos. I couldn't find the one you mention above to Arnell. Maybe you can go back and label them numerically so the novice can see.... oh this is the very first video I should watch, then this one and so on. Make it chronological if you really want to help people, right? Kind of like what an author does when he/she has more than one book in a series so the reader can read them chronologically. Just a thought.

​@@carls1977 There is an index of the lessons in the video description including how to read the card. After you're comfortable with the fundamentals, I have many videos that start with presentations followed by gameplay with commentary to demonstrate hand development and tactical decision-making. mahjlife.com/wiki/amj-s2-matrix-article-210/

@@MAHJLIFE can you please answer this because I cannot find simple answers. ugh! I am playing on the computer on the realmahjongg site. I am trying to play the hand winds and dragons (FF DDDD NEWS DDDD) (Any 2 Dragons) Based on this description I should have Mah jongg with this hand I currently have, right? (FF, 4 Green Dragons, NEWS, 4 White Dragons) Why is my hand NOT winning? Aren't white dragons considered a dragon? If not, then why the heck do they call them dragons?

@@carls1977WHICH platform are you playing on? Check to see if you selected the right card. When white dragons are not in a year block with single tiles (e.g., 2024), the are dragons. It sounds like you have the right tiles. Did you use a joker in NEWS?

Glad it was helpful!

Planning discards is a great skill to build, but keep in mind that it's subjective and depends heavily on the category or hand you are playing and how close you are to set or ready. Your priority is expediting hand development and then assessing and mitigating risk with discards after the Charleston. I have videos on Planning Discards and a wiki article on Tile Efficiency: mahjlife.com/wiki/tile-efficiency-article-182/. You may also find the topic of Calculating Risks helpful: mahjlife.com/wiki/why-wait-patterns-matter-article-225/ After you make an exposure, discard a tile that will not reveal the category or hand you are playing - I call this deflection. This tactic is easier in the begin-game and the middle-game because you will likely have more discards. In the end-game, your focus should switch to push-fold judgment. See the bottom of the Why Wait Patterns Matter wiki article for best practices. You can see all these topics and more in the American Mah Jong Sills and Strategies Matrix mahjlife.com/wiki/amj-s2-matrix-article-210/

@@MAHJLIFE thank you for directing me to the specific articles. I will certainly read them. I think these strategy skills are a key to becoming a better player. , especially when opponents are very experienced on MahjongTime. I learn many new things from your videos.

@@KathrynKlaus-f7j Mahjong Time offers four Asian versions of the game in addition to American mah jongg. In Japanese/Riichi mahjong and Chinese/Mahjong Competition Rules, a tile claimed for an exposure is sideways to indicate which player discarded the tile. If the tile was discarded by the player on the right, the tile on the right is sideways. If the player on the left discarded the tile, the tile on the left is sideways. If the opposite player discarded the tile, the tile in the middle is sideways. This method is not part of the American mah jongg game but it’s part of their code so we can take advantage of it for reading hands. mahjlife.com/wiki/hand-reading-article-222/

@@jose1phine It depends on the version you are playing. For American mah jongg, it’s 152 tiles and each player builds a wall 19 wide, 2 high. For most Asian versions it’s 144 and each player builds a wall 18 wide, 2 high - this must be what you have. This symbolizes the Great Wall of China.