Mah jongg is the 4-player Chinese tile game that took America by storm in the 1920s. The format and color code of the American mah jongg card can be a bit daunting at first glance. In this video, I walk you through reading a mock American mah jongg card. This card is generic and timeless. Once you understand the formatting and the color code, you will be able to read any American mah jongg card because they use the same conventions. Mock American Mah Jongg card
The mock American Mah Jongg card is timeless and generic. This way, no matter when someone new to the game watches the video, they will have a stable reference as they learn how to play the game. The content in the handouts have been included in my Amazon Kindle American Mah Jongg Primer books:
NMJL website:
There is an error in the presentation at 26:42 with the text in the parenthesis for the fourth Consecutive Run hand. Please disregard it. Below is an index of videos covering the fundamentals: Introduction for Teachers
Introduction for Players
The Tiles
Block Modeling
Suit Modeling
Reading the Card
Category Modeling
Charleston Modeling
Shuffle up and Deal
Phase 1 The Charleston
Phase 2 Pick and Discard
Phase 2 How to Exchange a Joker
The next playlist covers skill builders
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