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Category - Strategies
Planning, options, etc.
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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"Dogging," is the term used when a player discards tiles that are not needed by another player.
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A player should not call their hand dead, even if their hand is no longer viable.
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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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The NMJL card is color-coded to indicate how many suits are needed in a hand
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A player can put a called tile in their rack, although the preference is to put it directly on the rack's flat part.
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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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Stopping the Charleston after the first Charleston moves is permitted and does not require another players' permission to do so nor does that person need to give a reason as to why they make their decision.
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If a player stops the Charleston, he still can do an optional across.
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