Term
ARRANGE TILES BY SECTION
SUITS AND NUMBERS
UP THE SCALE |
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Definition
CARD HAS 9+ SECTIONS
MOST FREQUENT SECTIONS
2468 (EVEN)
CONSECUTIVE RUN
13579 (ODD)
369 |
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Term
LOOK FOR
LONGEST AND STRONGEST SECTION |
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Definition
5 TO 6 TILES IN SECTION
IS REASONABLE START
PRIOR TO CHARLESTON
INCLUDE FLOWERS & JOKERS |
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Term
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Definition
MULTIPLES
PAIRS, THREE, FOUR
INCLUDING FLOWERS
INCLUDING JOKERS |
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Term
THINK SECTION
NOT SPECIFIC HAND |
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Definition
LOOK AT SECTIONS
THAT CAN USE POWER TILES |
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Term
POWER TILES
CONSIDER MULTIPLE SECTIONS |
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Definition
EXAMPLE
PAIR OF TWO'S
FITS WITHIN 2 SECTIONS
EVEN SECTION
CONSECUTIVE RUN SECTION |
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Term
LOOK FOR "RELATIVES"
OF POWER TILES |
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Definition
TILES THAT ARE
WITHIN SAME SECTION
AS POWER TILES
POWER |
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Term
POWER TILES
MUST MATCH HANDS
WITHIN CARD |
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Definition
POWER TILES ARE USELESS
UNLESS THEY MATCH
HAND ON THE CARD
EXAMPLE
2 UNCONNECTABLE PAIRS |
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Term
LOOK FOR SECTIONS
THAT FULLY UTILIZE
ALL POWER TILES |
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Definition
STRONGEST SECTION
STRONGEST HAND
FULLY UTILIZES
ALL POWER TILES |
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Term
LOOK FOR HANDS
WITH NO GAPS |
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Definition
ALREADY HAS
TILES TO SERVE
AS FOUNDATION FOR HAND |
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Term
PREFER HANDS
WITH FEWEST PAIRS
REQUIREMENT |
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Definition
PAIRS HAVE
GAMING RESTRICTIONS |
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Term
ODD SECTION
(13579)
SPLITS INTO 2 GROUPS |
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Definition
LOW NUMBERS
(1,3,5)
HIGH NUMBERS
(5,7,9) |
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Term
KEEP DISPARATE PAIRS
THAT DO NOT FIT TOGETHER
UP UNTIL AFTER CHARLESTON |
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Definition
KEEP THEM
AS POTENTIAL PIVOT POINT
AS MORE TILES ARE EXPOSED |
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Term
WITHOUT ANY POWER TILES
JUST FOCUS ON SECTIONS
(PRIOR TO CHARLESTON) |
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Definition
JUST SELECT SECTIONS
WAIT FOR CHARLESTON
TO PROVIDE PAIRS |
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Term
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Definition
1 - CONNECT DISPARATE PAIRS
2 - STRENGTHEN HAND
3 - CREATE HAND |
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Term
SPEED TIP
AS YOU RACK TILES
AND FIND A PAIR |
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Definition
IMMEDIATELY SEARCH
FOR SECTIONS THAT
CAN USE THE PAIR
LOOK FOR RELATED TILES |
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Term
CHARLESTON
NEVER PASS A PAIR |
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Definition
DON'T HELP YOUR OPPONENTS
BY GIVING THEM
POWER TILES |
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Term
CHARLESTON
NEVER PASS FLOWERS |
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Definition
FLOWERS
ARE CONTAINED
WITHIN MANY HANDS
YOU WILL LIKELY NEED THEM |
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Term
CHARLESTON
NEVER PASS
SAME SUIT TILES |
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Definition
SAME SUITS
CAN SET UP HANDS |
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Term
CHARLESTON
ALWAYS PASS DISPARATE TILES |
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Definition
TILES THAT
CANNOT BE COMBINED
INTO ANYTHING |
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Term
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Definition
FIND PAIRS
FIND RELATED TILES
REFINE HAND SELECTION |
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Term
DIFFERENTIATE
HIGH AND LOW NUMBERS
WITHIN ODD SECTION
AND SEQUENCE SECTION |
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Definition
NATURAL TEMPTATION
TO COLLECT ALL NUMBERS
INSTEAD OF RIGHT SIDE |
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Term
WHEN 2 HANDS
ARE ABOUT EQUAL |
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Definition
LEAN TOWARD
HAND WITH FEWEST PAIRS |
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Term
GIVE PREFERENCE
TO HANDS THAT ARE
UNCONCEALED |
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Definition
EASIER TO COLLECT
NEEDED TILES WHEN
UNCONCEALED |
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Term
PREFER HANDS
THAT ALREADY HAVE
CRITICAL PAIRS
AND NO GAPS |
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Definition
AVOID PAIRS
UNLESS YOU ALREADY
HAVE THEM |
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Term
AVOID HOLDING ONTO
"MAYBE" TILES |
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Definition
TILES THAT ARE
UNRELATED TO
WHAT YOU ARE
WORKING ON |
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Term
STICK TO HAND
ONCE YOU HAVE
6 TO 7 TILES |
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Definition
STICK TO THE GAME PLAN
REGARDLESS OF
IMMEDIATE PROGRESS |
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Term
DO NOT PASS FLOWERS
UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY |
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Definition
BAD STRATEGY
GENERAL RULE |
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Term
COLLECT ONLY TILES
THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT
YOUR CHOSEN HAND |
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Definition
ONLY EXCEPTION
TEMPORARILY SAVE
CLOSELY RELATED TILES
TO YOUR CHOSEN HAND |
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Term
EXTRANEOUS PAIRS
HAVE NO POWER |
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Definition
PAIRS ARE ONLY VALUABLE
WHEN THEY SUPPORT
YOUR HAND CHOIDE |
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Term
EXERCISE #1
RANDOMLY SELECT
13 TILES |
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Definition
MATCH TO SECTIONS
CONSIDER POTENTIAL HANDS |
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Term
EXERCISE #2
MIMIC CHARLESTON
REMOVE 3 TILES FROM HAND
REPLACE WITH 3 RANDOM TILES |
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Definition
DO THIS 6 TIMES
TO DUPLICATE CHARLESTON
MAKE APPROPRIATE
SECTION AND HAND DECISIONS |
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Term
STRATEGIES CHANGE
AS GAME PROGRESSES |
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Definition
STRATEGY AT BEGINNING OF GAME
MAY NOT BE SAME AS
WITH END OF GAME |
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Term
STRATEGY CHANGES
DISCARDING |
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Definition
DISCARDING IN BEGINNING
IS NOT AS IMPORTANT
AS DISCARDING LATER |
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Term
AVOID EARLY EXPOSURES
RACKING HAND TILES |
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Definition
BAD PRACTICE
IMPROVES OPPONENT
DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES |
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Term
ULTIMATELY
2 TYPES OF STRATEGY
WIN AND WIN BLOCKAGE |
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Definition
YOU CAN'T WIN EVERY GAME
SECONDARY GOAL
BLOCK OPPONENTS
FROM WINNING |
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Term
ALWAYS AVOID LEAVING
SPACES IN PRIVATE RACK |
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Definition
SEPARATING PAIRS ETC
GIVES OPPONENTS INFO
ON HOW CLOSE YOU ARE
TO GOING OUT |
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Term
ALWAYS RACK IMMEDIATELY
UPON PICKING TILE
FROM WALL |
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Definition
REMOVES OPPONENT ABILITY
TO CALL FOR TILE |
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Term
CALL FOR DISCARDED TILE
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO
OPPONENT PICKING TILE
FROM WALL AND RACKING |
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Definition
ONCE TILE
PICKED UP FROM WALL
IS RACKED
DESIRED DISCARDS
CAN NOT BE CLAIMED |
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Term
SAY WAIT OR HOLD OR STOP
TO CONSIDER IF YOU WANT
DISCARDED TILE |
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Definition
DISABLES OPPONENT ABILITY
TO RACK TILE FROM WALL
TO BLOCK DISCARD PICKUP
DOES NOT MANDATE PICKUP
JUST RESERVES RIGHT |
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Term
KEEP TRACK OF DISCARDS
TO KNOW WHAT IS SAFE
TO DISCARD |
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Definition
NOT PERFECT
BUT HELPS TO AVOID
DISCARDING TILE
THAT HELPS OPPONENT |
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Term
AVOID DISCARD DISCOURAGEMENT
WHEN TILES YOU WANT
HAVE BEEN DISCARDED |
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Definition
THERE ARE
4 OF EACH TILES
8 FLOWERS
8 JOKERS |
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Term
2 DUPLICATE TILES
DISCARD ONE
IF NOT CALLED
DISCARD OTHER ASAP |
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Definition
SAFE AND UNSAFE DISCARDS
CHANGE OVER TIME |
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Term
IF UN-NEEDED
DISCARD FLOWERS EARLY |
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Definition
EARLY DISCARDS
OF FLOWERS ARE
SAFER THAN LATER |
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Term
HOT TILES
CAN BE DANGEROUS
ESPECIALLY LATE IN GAME |
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Definition
HOT TILE
HAS NOT DISCARD HISTORY
MIGHT BE GAME CHANGER |
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Term
DISCARD JOKER
WHEN IT IS NO LONGER USEFUL |
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Definition
JOKER WITH NO VALUE
TO YOUR HAND
CAN BE DISCARDED
SAFE DISCARD |
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Term
WIN OR DEFEND
AT END OF GAME |
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Definition
BEST TO PLAY DEFENSIVE
AND BREAK UP HAND
BY DISCARDING JOKER |
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Term
JOKER DISCARD
IS SIGNAL
MAH JONGG IS NEAR |
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Definition
PLAY DEFENSIVELY
TO TO BLOCK
OPPONENT FROM WINNING |
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Term
GENERAL RULE
EXCHANGE JOKER
WITH MISSING TILE |
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Definition
WHEN POSSIBLE
USUALLY GOOD STRATEGY
SOME EXCEPTIONS |
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Term
EXPOSE
ONLY WHEN YOU MUST |
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Definition
EXPOSING
IMPROVES DEFENSIVE PLAY
OF OPPONENTS |
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Term
CHANGING HAND
AVOID TOO EARLY
AVOID TOO LATE |
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Definition
EARLY
PRIOR TO HALF OVER
(WALL + PARTIAL)
LATE
SECOND WALL DONE |
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Term
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Definition
HALF OVER - NO IMPROVEMENT
NEEDED TILES ARE EXPOSED
ALL NEEDED TILES ARE DISCARDED |
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Term
DECIDING BETWEEN HANDS
KEY DECISIONS |
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Definition
PICK UP CRUCIAL PAIR
AVOID CONCEALED HAND
EXPOSURE CONTAINS MISSING TILES
MINIMAL PAIR REQUIREMENTS |
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