Seven findings from 1,000 simulated mah jongg games
Explore what 1,000 simulated American mah jongg games revealed about the Charleston, target changes, jokers, East’s advantage, winning hands, and wall games.
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Spot exchanges—and judge their timing
Check exposed jokers and preserve a blank when its flexibility is more valuable.
Expose now or retain flexibility?
Count the progress and the alternatives an exposure closes.
Choose a target and keep useful backups
Keep an alternative that solves a different problem.
Make each Charleston pass count
Protect your plans and consider what the recipient could use.
Know when to defend
Weigh your chance to finish against the danger of helping an opponent.
Recognize when to pivot
Change direction when the evidence justifies the cost.
Pass with a plan—and room to adapt.
Practice choosing Charleston passes by identifying useful tiles, protecting realistic options, and reviewing how each pass changes your rack.
Choose a hand your tiles can support.
Compare possible mahjong hands using your existing tiles, natural requirements, joker flexibility, and useful backup options.
“What should I do with this rack?”
The idea behind My Mahjong Coach: make the thinking behind hand selection and passing decisions easier to understand through focused practice.
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