How to play Mah Jongg for Beginners 2 The Charleston Stage - Opportunity to IMPROVE your hand

[@cherylhall2506]

Thank you, Christine!.These videos are so helpful to reinforce what is covered in class. Glad I read the 1:11 oops at the top of this thread.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

You are so welcome! Glad you felt it was helpful. Make sure you check out my other videos to help in the process of learning the game. Subscribe, click bell to get notification when I post new videos. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@susanr5409]

This is a very straightforward demonstration of the Charleston. Thank you!

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

@susanr5409 THank you for taking the time to leave a comment. Glad you found my teaching clear. There is lots of videos to enjoy. Playlist www.youtube.com/@MAHJONGGCLASS/playlists are the best way to watch, it will play the next video automatically. What level of play are you? What types of videos are you looking for?

[@MaryAhmann-q5p]

Very nicely done. thank you

[@lorrainereid3201]

so easy to follow love this

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Glad you felt it was helpful. Make sure you check out my other videos to help in the process of learning the game. Subscribe, click bell to get notification when I post new videos. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@camilleboisvert8426]

Good, clear demonstration for beginners. Thank you!

[@ChristineBlackford]

You are welcome, hope you are having great fun playing!

[@rdickerson1139]

Thank you! These videos of the instructions were clear cut and very helpful! My mom and I are learning how to play and were getting confused

[@MahjonggHighlighters]

Mah Jongg Highlighters help you keep track of your hands. They are amazing! Check them out. You, your mom and other beginner players will love them for both American MJ and for Siamese Mah Jongg®. www.MahsHelpingHand.com

[@gaydos3]

Thank you for your video's. I am a newborn when it comes to experience. LOL . You explained everything wonderfully. You have a very calming and pleasant voice as well as great knowledge.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

You are so welcome!

[@patearehart3704]

Saying partner suggests 2 people playing together. Not so...Each player plays their own hand. The Charleston is a way of getting rid of and acquiring tiles that can be used to build a hand that matches one of the hands in the card. R=right (pass 3 unwanted tiles to the right), next O or Opposite (pass 3 unwanted across the table), L =left.....and so on. ROLLOR =right, opposite, left, left, opposite and right. An optional pass is called curtesy pass and 1-3 tiles can be passed across from you. If you have only two tiles to curtesy pass then the person across from you can only pass two tiles to you. The Charleston shouldn't be rushed but also you might not be able to decide yet which hand you are going to try to build until you are well into taking turns picking up and discarding. As a beginner myself this year I can unequivocally say that Mahjonge is fun and challenging. You'll be confused A LOT and sometimes discard a tile you meant to keep or didn't "call" a discarded tile when you had a chance.

[@elsiesilvey5166]

I have just started with a group class yesterday. Your videos are quite helpful and I will be looking at them a lot before the next class. Lots to remember but I feel challenged to learn this fun game!

[@MahjonggHighlighters]

Mah Jongg Highlighters help you keep track of your hands. They are amazing! Check them out. As a beginner-ish player, you will love them for both American MJ and for Siamese Mah Jongg®. www.MahsHelpingHand.com

[@karinolsen5066]

I'm refreshing after 3 years of not playing.You were very clear in your descriptions.Do you do Bridge for beginners? I like your voice,& clarity. Thanks for your video.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

+Karin Olsen Thank you for your kind words. Sorry, right now just Mahjongg. . Subscribe and maybe in the future but don't have plans for it right now.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Thank you! Currently do no but an teaching myself now how to play Bridge, I know Canasta

[@trishriley8148]

Great videos, I am just learning. Very helpful to watch.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

+Trish Riley Glad it was helpful to you. Love the game and sharing my love of it with others. Thanks for subscribing.

[@chipbird12]

Having fun playing this game 👍

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

So glad you have found enjoyment in this challenging game and took the time to watch one of my videos. Enjoy playing Mah Jongg, is so exciting!

[@NikitaGamer64]

Do you make guides only for American or for the rest variants?

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

I teach only American National Mah Jongg League and Canasta

[@1125gigidolly]

I love your explanation of the game. Please film any future lessons with your camera horizontal. You will love the way it looks, just like your tv screen or movie is always horizonal format. Thank you very much for your explanation.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Thank for the suggestion, will do

[@africo9104]

What are the preffered size of your tiles.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Tile size (approx.): 1.3x 0.9 x0.6

[@catherinem2692]

It would have been helpful to show we beginners which tiles you discarded and why you made that choice. I am having a challenge with that decision.Perhaps using a made up hand so as to not infringe on copyrighted material?

[@ChristineBlackford]

Thank you for your suggestion. Will work on a way to present choosing a hand.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

A video on the card, I am sure this will be helpful kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYuYdYmdoLmdn9E

[@TheJulieSchwartz]

I've been playing for over a year. I have always wondered why the rule exists that you roll the dice in the beginning...is this to ensure that nobody cheats? what's the purpose for that rule?

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Yes, it ensures that nobody cheats

[@annemarymartorano2196]

Rolling the dice is to determine who will be East.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

That is right Anne Mary, it's used to determine East. Also, once East is determined, Easy rolls again to break the wall to ensure that there is no cheating. It ensures that no one is setting up the tiles in the beginning to give them an edge. ie if East roles a 5, you begin count starting at the right of East wall, the double stack counts as one and head left tile you have 5 double stacks. Push out the remaining wall and begin distribution. The small grouping of 5 double stacks will remain in front of East until the end of the game. That wall will be the last wall used.

[@annemarymartorano2196]

I'm glad you answered that question. A person I play with constantly wins and we don't roll for breaking the wall. Hmmm I was wondering how she always wins. Thanks for the heads up.

[@Madcat502]

Love your videos. When will video number 3 come out to help choose the hand?

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Not sure I can do a third video. The card is copy write and I do not have permission to post it. Please buy it to The National Mah Jonng League. I do teach it to my students in my classes. If you have questions about a hand please post on my Facebook page, I will do my best to help you. A common interest page about Mah Jongg in Monmouth/Ocean County area is on Facebook. You can ask questions, post games/tournaments, sell/buy sets and share in your joy of Mah Jongg. Share with your friends. Please LIKE/join our group on Facebook for updates: facebook.com/MahjonggClass/

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Maddie, posting a short video today on choosing a hand.

[@marlenealexander6068]

Love game prefer. To play ,just to learn to be faster and change format as I get better,but alone for now. Thanks for allowing time to

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Marlene, keep playing you'll get faster and join my facebook page, maybe you'll find a game in Monmouth/Ocean County to join. A common interest page about Mah Jongg in Monmouth/Ocean County area is on Facebook. You can ask questions, post games/tournaments, sell/buy sets and share in your joy of Mah Jongg. Share with your friends. Please LIKE/join our group on Facebook for updates: facebook.com/MahjonggClass/

[@marlenealexander6068]

Have only started, but hope to be able to RACE thru eventually, but will keep at it. I LOVE this game. Marlene

[@bettybetty6308]

is there a steal in Charleston?

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Yes, it's called the Blind Pass. There are lots of videos on the Charleston you will enjoy on Mah Jongg Class. Search in the magnifying glass "Charleston" Enjoy!

[@kissingfaith]

sounds to low I can't hear you

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Try using ear buds or headset plugged in. Sorry can't make it louder. Good Luck!

[@astralblob]

It is 18 tiles, not 19.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

The wall in front of each player is 19 tiles across and 2 high total of 38. There are 4 walls/players and each have 38 tiles in front of them. Add all tiles is 152, that is the complete total of tiles that American Mah Jongg is played with.

[@kclstorelady3542]

Good until she started describing the card. She should have opened it up so people could see what she was talking about.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Sorry, the card is copyright and I do not have permission to post it. Please buy it to The National Mah Jonng League.

[@yuningwang6043]

Mah Jongg Class is very good! Thank you!

[@lynmcquerry8902]

Mah jongg

[@annbarnhill9706]

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[@anellaurens1737]

For a total beginner I must be honest your videos are not very clear as to what the objective of the game is as all you do is moving tiles from one person to the next. How do you decide which tiles to discard as you just keep grabbing random ones and moving them to your fellow players. That doesn’t make sense AT ALL. What’s the aim of the game? Or is it just passing 3 tiles until everyone is bored of it?

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

The object of the game is to create one of the hands on the National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) card. The passing is used to better your hand/tiles to a category you picked on the NJML card and then you will pick a specific hand. After all the passing the game is played like cards, picking and discarding unwanted tiles that are not helping you (keeping only those tiles that are in your category). Mah Jongg is never a boring game. It's best to take lessons or find a friend who is willing to teach you, American Mah Jongg has lots of rituals and rules. Mah Jongg brings much to jot to many people and I hope you will find that too if you choose to learn the game. I would watch the videos in order and then go back and watch again if you are really interested in learning.

[@anellaurens1737]

@@MAHJONGGCLASS thank you - we will keep on watching. For a total beginner watching your videos (as I’ve already said) what is the NMJL card?!? Maybe as a hint to people who have no context of what a hand is supposed to look like, what you are explaining makes NO sense in the first 2 videos. My husband said maybe it’s copyrighted that’s why you are not sharing the info properly - but then surely you can create an example yourself on a piece of paper to illustrate the objective. I hope you see my comments as positive criticism as I think YOUR objective for making these videos is to help / teach people like us. We will continue with a few more of your videos. And I definitely want to take lessons in person - we found someone close by, in Manhattan, who teaches.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

A video on the card, I am sure this will be helpful kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYuYdYmdoLmdn9E

[@lucyt4378]

Again you don't simply use a made-up "hand" or whatever it is we're not allowed to see, which seems kind of crucial and I can no longer follow your explanation from this point. Trying to decide if I want to get into a group. A game that requires spending money every year to learn the secret "hand" seems like a scam.

[@MAHJONGGCLASS]

Created a video on the card, I am sure this will be helpful kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYuYdYmdoLmdn9E

[@flaviospadoni2225]

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