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10 things for "charleston"

• lesson The Charleston

  Before the first turn, everyone passes tiles: the passes, the blind pass, the courtesy pass, and what to pass. (4 minutes)

• rule The Charleston

  Before the first discard, tiles are passed around the table. Nothing in any other mahjong variant resembles this.

• article The Charleston in American Mah Jongg, and what to pass

  The mahjong Charleston explained: three tiles right, across and left, all at once, then the optional second Charleston and the courtesy pass. The rules, blind passes, and the one habit that makes it w

• page The placement test

  Twelve questions, the same for everyone: five throws, four lines to name, three Charleston passes. A Mahjongg IQ from 70 to 120 and a rank, shareable.

• page American Mah Jongg rules

  The rules of American Mah Jongg, the way the table plays them: 152 tiles, the Charleston, claiming discards, jokers, dead hands and how a hand is paid, with every house-rule option.

• page American Mah Jongg quick reference

  Three printable pages to keep at the table: all 152 tiles, which groups take a joker and which discards you may call, how the wall is set up and split, the Charleston in order, and a turn.

• article Siamese Mah Jongg, explained

  The two-player mah jongg game with two racks each: who created it, the setup, why there is no Charleston, how you win with two mah jonggs, and how it is paid.

• article American Mah Jongg cheat sheet

  One printable page with the whole game on it: the tiles, the Charleston in order, a turn, calling a discard, jokers, winning and paying, and the habits of the table. Free, and made to sit next to your

• article How to play American Mah Jongg

  The whole game in eight steps, from the 152 tiles to a winning hand: the card, the deal, the Charleston, a turn, calling a discard, jokers, how a game is won and paid, and the mistakes beginners make.

• article How to play mah jongg with three players

  The League's three-player rule (four walls, no Charleston), the "ghost wall" most tables use instead so they keep the Charleston, and how three people can play the full game with one computer player.