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Mahjong Ready’s Five-Minute American Mah Jongg Guide
A beginner guide to American Mah Jongg combines a step-by-step walkthrough with tile explanations, drills, a glossary, and an online practice game.
- For
- New American Mah Jongg players preparing for a first game
- Worth noticing
- It explains that Jokers can substitute in many groups but not in singles or pairs, and are never passed.
Field notes
Instructions are organized as a single hand’s progression, with jump links for setup, reading a rack, the Charleston, East’s first discard, ordinary turns, and finishing. The tile glossary distinguishes the three numbered suits, winds and dragons, flowers, and Jokers; it notes that Jokers cannot stand in for singles or pairs and are never passed. The page also explains how card colors indicate suit relationships and labels its illustrated card-line example fictional, not official.
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