American Mah Jongg Lesson Strategy How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways (mock card)

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Mah jongg is the 4-player Chinese tile game that took America by storm in the 1920s. One of the most challenging skills to master as an American Mah Jongg player is picking a hand. In the previous video, we did demonstrate how to identify the strength of a dealt hand which is just the beginning. Now we need to prepare for the Charleston. The purpose of the Charleston is to improve your starting position going into the pick and discard phase of the game. In this video, we’ll do Charleston modeling to demonstrate how to pick a hand three ways.
Mock American mah jongg card mahjlife.com/wiki/american-ma...
Lesson Handouts:
Core Strategy/Strategy by Wall goo.gl/H9yodK
When to Stop the Charleston goo.gl/WtYkd6
When to Pass Blind goo.gl/PB37nA
NMJL website: www.nationalmahjonggleague.org
Below is an index of videos covering the strategy:
Strategy Introduction goo.gl/YKDjEQ
Style goo.gl/kvyARX
Tile Efficiency goo.gl/r3rRCy
How to Pick a Hand - Strength • American Mah Jongg Les...
How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways • American Mah Jongg Les...
How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways Solitaire • American Mah Jongg Les...
How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways Solitaire Wall Game • American Mah Jongg Les...
Strategy by Wall goo.gl/5EXcg6
Joker Bait I Hit or Miss goo.gl/2dqb3M
Joker Bait II Etiquette and Tells goo.gl/W9xCY2
Joker Bait III Chum the Table goo.gl/4Ct7Pm
Plethora of Jokers I Focus on known tiles • American Mah Jongg Les...
Plethora of Jokers II Build around strength • American Mah Jongg Les...
Plethora of Jokers III Force a Quint • American Mah Jongg Les...
Void of Jokers I Leverage Multiples • American Mah Jongg Les...
Void of Jokers II Force a Pair Hand • American Mah Jongg Les...
The next playlist covers variations goo.gl/vaMzZt
The first playlist covers fundamentals goo.gl/wGVQLu
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Комментарии : 101

@nancytobin4938 2 года назад

You are such a wonderful teacher - thank you so much for sharing!!❤️

@hollylevey5889 5 лет назад

Great video! Thank you for always providing such wonderful lessons. I learn something new almost every time I watch a video you’ve created!!! 💜

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

Thanks, Holly! I'm so happy to hear that the videos have helped :)

@lindabarrientos8270 Год назад

I really enjoy your lessons!

@reneesharpe8701 4 года назад

this lady is amazing! thanks to Michele I can finally understand the rules of playing mahjongg!

@MAHJLIFE 4 года назад

Thank you, Renee! How do you like to pick a hand? Regardless, where there's a will, there's a way!

@sallypratt1325 4 дня назад

This is awesome! Thank you!

@JB43186 2 года назад

Just discovered your channel. You’ve given me hope that I’ll improve my skills!

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

WOOT!

@karenpaulick8601 2 месяца назад

I like the adaptive way to play!! I'm still learning and find your videos so helpful!!!

@MAHJLIFE 2 месяца назад

Excellent and welcome to the game 🤓

@barbarabrown4133 5 лет назад

I find all of Michelle's videos helpful but this one, in particular, was exceptionally helpful. Flexibility is the key.

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

I'm so glad you liked this video! Recently a new player had trouble with the adaptive style during the pick and discard phase of the game so I recommended the hybrid style and she loved it - so, I made a video to demonstrate all three! I love this community... you included :)

@barbarabrown4133 5 лет назад

@@MAHJLIFE It is absolutely because of you and your excellent tutoring that I'm hooked on MJ. I feel withdrawal when I can't get a table together each week! Thanks again for everything you do for this community!

@francesgiacobbe6821 5 лет назад

This video was particularly helpful!

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

I'm so happy to hear this helped! One more to come on this topic...

@helenferrel6231 3 года назад

Very helpful!

@elgato601 Год назад

Very well-demonstrated - TY

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

Thank you :)

@JenetLevyNYC_AZ 4 месяца назад

Your videos are very helpful.

@MAHJLIFE Месяц назад

Thanks Janet and welcome to the game :)

@elainebrown8978 3 года назад

Love your backsplash!

@marilynnmartin7188 3 года назад

I like the fixed style.

@melissaradin8591 4 года назад

This is so helpful

@MAHJLIFE 4 года назад

Thanks, Melissa! Which way do you play?

@nicholasburns1832 4 года назад

I'm a beginner, so a fixed style of play helps me focus and not get confused trying to construct hand options during the Charleston.

@MAHJLIFE 4 года назад

A fixed style of play is common for beginners. An adaptive style of play is the most flexible way to play so, when you're ready, play with an adaptive-fixed style for a while and eventually, try adaptive for the whole game :)

@wendyscott7707 3 месяца назад

I have always played a fixed style and then panic if I have to switch gears. This style of adaptive is very helpful

@MAHJLIFE 3 месяца назад

Agreed, stay adaptive as long as possible for agility :)

@marykayweis5459 2 года назад

I subscribed to your channel - I really enjoy your teaching techniques and topic- how will I be notified that you have new material on line?

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

Thanks for subscribing and for the compliment on my teaching. If you click the little grey bel next to the subscribed button, you should get notification when I upload a new video or go live.

@snoopysrc Год назад

Michele fitzel you gained a new sub you gonna be making more videos on Majhong?

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

Welcome! Yes, there will be many more videos. Here is the current schedule: Recurring videos published weekdays per this schedule: Monday 4-player NMJL Skill Builders Friday 2-player Siamese Mah Jongg/NMJL Skill Builders Let's Play Livestream 6-8 PM Eastern Monday Nitty-Gritty (focus is on game-play) Friday Simply Social (game-play with social interaction) *Livestream events will be posted in this group per the schedule above in the "Events" section (facebook.com/groups/michelefrizzell/events). When a regularly scheduled livestream event is not happening, I will notify the community by creating a separate pinned post. Livestreams broadcast on RU-vid tinyurl.com/r8z9c7w6 If you are new to American mah jongg or already know how to play and want to build your skills, consider purchasing my American Mah Jongg Primer: mahjlife.com/books Content for other versions (i.e., Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Mahjong Competition Rules, Riichi, Wright-Patterson Mah Jongg) are project-based and will be published on Saturdays. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email michele@mahjlife.com.

@gail-alanbiggs562 8 месяцев назад

Excellent choice. The tiles just seemed to fall into place for that particular game.

@MAHJLIFE 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, Gail :)

@lorigalenfuchs2574 Год назад

In the "category" section, I was surprised you didn't keep the 3 bam instead of the 3 dot in the Charleston - keeping open the option for the 3-6-9-dragon hand

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KY9MJ--xtc4.html I think you're referring to 369- #2. Because of the pair of 3 Craks and the 9 Crak for 369#2 and 9 Bam for 369 #3-2, the 3 Bam and 3 Dot were not useful so I just picked one.

@gail-alanbiggs562 8 месяцев назад

Lots of options. I think your choice is a good one.

@MAHJLIFE 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@JeanneBredbeck 4 года назад

Michele, About 3:30, you mentioned breaking up the pair so you do not have to pass a pair in the next pass. At the same time, I seem to recall that in a previous video you mentioned keeping a pair as potential joker bait. How do you make the determination - is it how many discards you have to work with or how far along you are in the Charleston, or other?

@MAHJLIFE 4 года назад

Keeping joker bait during the Charleston is situational. If there are lots of discards that allow defensive passing, keep the joker bait intact. Sometimes a hand develops in the Charleston to the point of having 4 discards or less. This is when it's best to break up pairs to ensure defensive passing.

@JeanneBredbeck 4 года назад

@@MAHJLIFE Makes sense. Thank you!

@svetlanageyfman2476 6 месяцев назад

Love your videos. I am just a very, very beginner and am struggling with choosing hand, any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

@MAHJLIFE 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, Svetlana! For more videos like this, see Nitty-Gritty Let’s Play Livestream BASICS in this wiki article mahjlife.com/wiki/amj-s2-matrix-article-210/

@KnorSC 4 года назад

Can you recommend a good mah jongg beginner set. Great video btw

@MAHJLIFE 4 года назад

Thanks, Ron! The American mah jongg set I recommend is called White Swan from Gammon Village goo.gl/vSAJHS

@KnorSC 4 года назад

Michele Frizzell thanks👍😀

@lindabarrientos8270 Год назад

I'm a new beginner and was wondering if you have any notes I can reference to learn to be a good player.

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

Welcome to the game! You can find help here: mahjlife.com/wiki/american-mah-jongg-article-id-162/

@marieippolito1620 Год назад

I know that the first Charleston is compulsory. Once you start the second Charleston, can anyone stop it at any time or do does the 2nd Charleston need to be completed? Conflicting instructions are available via a Google search. Thanks.

@judysollows772 3 года назад

Michelle, can I use all jokers when needing 3 of the same tiles? Or do I need 1 of the tiles and 2 jokers...example,all the 6 crack are gone, and I need 3 of them, I have 3 jokers and can call Mahjong but need the 6 crack ( 3 of them) can I use all jokers for the 3 - 6 crack??

@MAHJLIFE 3 года назад

Hi, Judy. Yes! You can use any number of jokers in a block of three or more identical tiles (i.e., pung, kong, quint).

@youtubular22 3 года назад

This is probably a dumb question, but how come when you are organizing the tiles face down into rows you briefly lift them up and look at them? Totally new to this!

@MAHJLIFE 3 года назад

For Charles modeling exercises, after you get your dealt hand, you need to create the mock Charleston without jokers because it’s against the rule to pass them. I look though about 30 tiles, remove the jokers, then mix the tiles before creating the mock Charleston.

@barbararamsey8848 Год назад

What is the fabric or textile used for protecting your table top? Is it a special Mahjongg Mar?

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

The original Mahj Tops mahjtops.com/

@lorigalenfuchs2574 Год назад

Do you ever consider "what tiles" you are passing (i.e. that they may go together for the recipient's hand?)

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

Yes. My priority is hand development and passing as defensively as possible with the remaining tiles. Since I struggle with short-term memory, I pay special attention to what I pass in the first and second left.

@churchladytoo 4 года назад

In how many ways can a white dragon be played.

@llmur 2 года назад

In time stamp 3:16, you had a 5 Bam, discarded a 8 Bam, 7 Dot and 2 Crack. You then received a 3 and 4Bam. What is the thinking behind not choosing to go with a consecutive run? (Btw, sorry for the late reply - got called away 😕

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

In the first iteration was fixed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KY9MJ--xtc4.html, we picked a hand from the onset - Year Hand. In the second iteration was adaptive ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KY9MJ--xtc4.html, we played adaptive then would play at the category level until one of our tiles would be discarded or we run out of discards. In the third iteration was hybrid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KY9MJ--xtc4.html4, we played adaptive through the Charleston, then picked a hand.

@carolyn1153 5 лет назад

Is this using 2018 card? Do you have a video picking a hand for the 2019 card? You’re great by the way.

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

This video, and any other with "American Mah Jongg Lesson" in the title, uses a mock American mah jongg card. I made the mock American mah jongg card. Since the NMJL and other American mah jongg organizations issue cards annually, the lesson videos would expire and if viewers do not have past cards, they have nothing for reference. There is a download link in the video descriptions but here it is for your convenience: goo.gl/MqqaUb

@karencooke6762 4 года назад

@@MAHJLIFE This link didn't work

@MAHJLIFE 4 года назад

@@karencooke6762 please try this link: goo.gl/MqqaUb

@susannemchin5235 5 месяцев назад

I am a beginner who took 6 lessons from my local library. Struggling to find a hand from card. How do you do that? Is there a way to practice this by myself with card and tiles?

@MAHJLIFE 5 месяцев назад

No worries and don't take it personally. It's a complex game that takes time to understand all the nitty-gritty details. I recommend that you start with a review of my fundamentals videos to confirm what you have learned: ru-vid.com/group/PLLk097vMqukZECQNPNqSK2q99DiLNgkzj Then, read this wiki article and watch the videos at the bottom: mahjlife.com/wiki/direct-links-to-nmjl-lessons-on-youtube-article-192/ Please let me know if this helps :)

@susannemchin5235 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@bjw10564 Год назад

I was told you can't use a joker for 2023, as it is not a pung or kong set. I just started your video and see this as a possibility. Which is true?

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

You are correct in that jokers can be used in a block of three or more identical tiles (i.e., pung, kong). In other words, jokers cannot be used in a block with singles or pairs (i.e., NEWS, 2023).

@elaineford3192 5 лет назад

can't find the Mock Card. Where is the SHOW MORE?

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

For future reference, the link to the mock card, and other information, is in the video description. If you are on a desktop computer, click "SHOW MORE" under the left side of the video title. If you are on a smart phone or tablet, click the little grey down arrow under the right corner of the video. Here is the link for the mock card bit.ly/2XuoM1K

@riverqueenstl 2 года назад

How many tiles should you have to commit to a hand?

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

The guideline I use for a commitment to a hand is when there are no gaps for a hand that uses multiples. For example, Consecutive Run #1 JJ 1 22 33 44 55 dots 23 Bams 4 crack no gaps do I would claim discards to expedite the hand.

@gerrynelson147 2 года назад

How come you don’t play with the 2022 card.?

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

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. I do recurring videos on Monday's with the current card. If you subscribe to my channel and click the notification bell, you will get an email from RU-vid so you can watch new videos :)

@egrace3738 2 года назад

How do the flowers fit in?

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

in American mah jongg, Flowers are components in many of the allowable hands. Here is the video that explains the tiles ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-amt7Ri1-mmM.html

@susannebluedevil Год назад

Why are you picking up tiles from the ones you already discarded?

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

There are two rounds of passes in the Charleston, 1st round (right-across-left), and 2nd round (left-across-right) with an optional across. Since the tiles being passed are often seen in the 2nd Charleston, I take three random tiles from the tiles that were passed previously to mimick what could happen in a real game.

@sharistone3674 2 года назад

why do I not see the link to the card?

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

The link is in the video description. If you are on a laptop/desktop, click SHOW MORE under the video title. If you are on a mobile device, click the little downward arrow under the right corner of the video.

@jlp6208 Год назад

I cannot figure out how to download the card. Please help

@michellerosenbaum6611 Год назад

click "Show More" and you'll see the list of hyperlinks that includes the Mock card.

@MAHJLIFE Год назад

If you are still not able to download the mock card, send me an email michele@mahjongcentral.com

@artindeedgallery93 2 года назад

I have 2 flowers and 2 jokers exposed. A flower is discarded. Can I call and trade that flower and put the joker in my rack.

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

No. A discard can only be picked up if it is called and used in an exposure.

@llmur 2 года назад

Why is it preferable to break up your pair of 4 beams especially since you had a 3 and 5 bam

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

What is the time stamp?

@roslynhutter2906 Год назад

My utryj

@huayang1008 3 года назад

Three white American women redesigned mahjong tiles to sell for $425 a set, saying the game needed a 'respectful refresh,' and were accused of erasing Chinese culture

@MAHJLIFE 3 года назад

I didn't know about them until I read that article. I wonder if they had given a brief history of the origins of the game the result might have been different. What do you think?

@mebythesea5 5 лет назад

I anyone else having trouble getting the mock card to download?

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

What happens when you try to download it?

@mcaston2 4 года назад

When I try to download the mock card, a blank screen emerges. M

@barbarajohnson318 2 года назад

5 want to play. How to eliminate 1 in mahjong

@MAHJLIFE 2 года назад

Don't eliminate them, involve them. When a game is played with a 5th player, one player sits out while the other four play. After the Charleston, the player sitting out looks at each player’s hand and selects the player whom they think will the hand. The players should not communicate their intentions to the bettor and the bettor is to remain silent in regards to the game. The bettor can select a wall game if they think the hand may end in a draw. If they select correctly, they receive payment for the value of the winning hand from the loosing players. If the winner is not the player they choose, they pay the winner just as the player they bet on. If the game ends in a draw and they bet on a wall game, they receive the lowest value on the card from all the players.

@jmckee38 5 лет назад

What card are you using? Mock Card is that a made up one by you?

@christinethumm5027 5 лет назад

Click on SHOW MORE (above). Then click on link for Mock American MJ card. You can print a mock card from that site.

@MAHJLIFE 5 лет назад

Yes, I made the mock American mah jongg card. Since the NMJL and other American mah jongg organizations issue cards annually, the lesson videos would expire and if viewers do not have past cards, they have nothing for reference.