Mah jongg is the 4-player Chinese tile game that took America by storm in the 1920s. A hand of American mah jongg is divided into two phases, Phase I is The Charleston and Phase II is the Pick and Discard. The purpose of the pick and discard phase of the game is first and foremost to complete a winning hand for yourself. If, for whatever reason, you are not able to win, your purpose should be to block a winning hand for your opponents. In this video, I act as each players and demonstrate the process of the pick & discard phase of the game. Strategy during this phase of the game will be in the next playlist.
For American mah jongg, I highly recommend White Swan sets from Gammon Village. Here are links to sets in a hard case goo.gl/vSAJHS and a set in a soft case goo.gl/pi8DwP.
Mock American Mah Jongg card goo.gl/MqqaUb
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: www.amazon.com...
The content in the handouts have been included in my Amazon Kindle American Mah Jongg Primer books: www.amazon.com...
NMJL website: www.nationalmah...
Core Strategy goo.gl/BqKiAY
When to Stop the Charleston goo.gl/ZFPSKG
When to Pass Blind goo.gl/NrhrNZ
Below is an index of videos covering the fundamentals:
Introduction for Teachers goo.gl/d1SYii
Introduction for Players goo.gl/wGVQLu
The Tiles goo.gl/LfbSzs
Block Modeling goo.gl/DWioGm
Suit Modeling goo.gl/b76hU3
Reading the Card goo.gl/LT8kCP
Category Modeling goo.gl/vNYZZR
Charleston Modeling goo.gl/Qi7EpP
Shuffle up and Deal goo.gl/heqNSM
Phase 1 The Charleston goo.gl/27JkC5
Phase 2 Pick and Discard goo.gl/mo34Zd
Phase 2 How to Exchange a Joker bit.ly/2ocJhzf
The next playlist covers skill builders goo.gl/3TQAsM
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4 сен 2024