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
https://mahjlife.com/wiki/american-mah-jongg-article-id-162/
Lesson Handouts:
Core Strategy/Strategy by Wall
https://goo.gl/H9yodK
When to Stop the Charleston
https://goo.gl/WtYkd6
When to Pass Blind
https://goo.gl/PB37nA
NMJL website: https://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org
Below is an index of videos covering the strategy:
Strategy Introduction
https://goo.gl/YKDjEQ
Style
https://goo.gl/kvyARX
Tile Efficiency
https://goo.gl/r3rRCy
How to Pick a Hand - Strength
https://youtu.be/T3ba3Hxjg3o
How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways
https://youtu.be/KY9MJ--xtc4
How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways Solitaire
https://youtu.be/3TWLWCiZIP0
How to Pick a Hand 3 Ways Solitaire Wall Game
https://youtu.be/d-CqTx94qL0
Strategy by Wall
https://goo.gl/5EXcg6
Joker Bait I Hit or Miss
https://goo.gl/2dqb3M
Joker Bait II Etiquette and Tells
https://goo.gl/W9xCY2
Joker Bait III Chum the Table
https://goo.gl/4Ct7Pm
Plethora of Jokers I Focus on known tiles
https://youtu.be/1YhV7aeTVHY
Plethora of Jokers II Build around strength
https://youtu.be/xRQS81UrH9E
Plethora of Jokers III Force a Quint
https://youtu.be/7DYn5GB_fDs
Void of Jokers I Leverage Multiples
https://youtu.be/0Bq5K9T2bVc
Void of Jokers II Force a Pair Hand
https://youtu.be/IkFub9SuQhE
The next playlist covers variations
https://goo.gl/vaMzZt
The first playlist covers fundamentals
https://goo.gl/wGVQLu
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