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Category - Guidelines
Sportsmanship, etiquette, etc.
We often hear players refer to the letter "c" displayed to the right of a hand on the NMJL card as a "closed" hand. The proper term is a "concealed" hand. Incidentally, some players refer to the "x" hands as "open" hand . The property term for this type of hand is "exposed". It is acceptable to use closed for concealed and open for exposed with no penalty incurred.
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A wall game occurs when all tiles have been exhausted and no one has declared mah jongg. There are several theories as to why a wall game might occur. "Dogging" to early by beginner players and or "Dogging" at the appropriate time during a game can attribute to a wall game. Experienced players might experience more wall games by virtue of very defensive play.
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Joker exchanges are done by first announcing a Joker exchange is to be made and then by handing the tile to the receiving player.
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A player should use Jokers wisely and consider factors such as but not limited to being in the beginning, middle, or end game.
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During the game, proper etiquette allows everyone a reasonable amount of time to hear a discarded tile and decide whether they want the tile.
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When a player exposes tiles on the flat part of their rack, it isn’t required, nor is it a rule that they separate them with spaces.
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When there are multiple colors shown in a hand, the colors indicate a change in suit.
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Etiquette and Sportsmanship while playing mah jongg
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