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American Mahjong Discard Strategy: What Should ...

A discard should preserve your best realistic path and avoid helping an opponent more than necessary. Early in the game, your rack usually deserves more weight. Later, exposures and timing...

American Mahjong Discard Strategy: What Should ...

A discard should preserve your best realistic path and avoid helping an opponent more than necessary. Early in the game, your rack usually deserves more weight. Later, exposures and timing...

When to Pivot to a Different Hand in American M...

A good American Mahjong player is not someone who never changes direction. It is someone who knows when new information has made the original plan worse—and when switching would only...

When to Pivot to a Different Hand in American M...

A good American Mahjong player is not someone who never changes direction. It is someone who knows when new information has made the original plan worse—and when switching would only...

Joker Rules in American Mahjong: What Beginners...

Jokers make American Mah Jongg more flexible, but they are not unrestricted wild tiles. The easiest way to avoid mistakes is to ask two questions: What size is the group,...

Joker Rules in American Mahjong: What Beginners...

Jokers make American Mah Jongg more flexible, but they are not unrestricted wild tiles. The easiest way to avoid mistakes is to ask two questions: What size is the group,...

American Mahjong Strategy: A Beginner-to-Interm...

American Mahjong becomes easier to understand when you stop looking for one perfect trick and start making a sequence of small, connected decisions. The best choice changes as your rack,...

American Mahjong Strategy: A Beginner-to-Interm...

American Mahjong becomes easier to understand when you stop looking for one perfect trick and start making a sequence of small, connected decisions. The best choice changes as your rack,...

Charleston Strategy: What to Pass and What to Keep

The Charleston shapes the entire hand. Three tiles at a time can turn a scattered deal into a focused rack—or remove the flexibility you need before you understand your best...

Charleston Strategy: What to Pass and What to Keep

The Charleston shapes the entire hand. Three tiles at a time can turn a scattered deal into a focused rack—or remove the flexibility you need before you understand your best...

How to Choose a Hand on the NMJL Card

Choosing a hand is one of the hardest parts of American Mah Jongg because the best answer is rarely obvious from the deal. A rack can resemble several lines at...

How to Choose a Hand on the NMJL Card

Choosing a hand is one of the hardest parts of American Mah Jongg because the best answer is rarely obvious from the deal. A rack can resemble several lines at...