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ID12-Passing Blind in the Charleston

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ID12-Passing Blind in the Charleston

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Question: What exactly is a “blind pass?”

Answer: If a player does not have enough tiles in their rack to pass during the first left and last right of the Charleston they may do a “blind pass,” choosing one, two or three tiles from the player whom they are receiving tiles. Players’ also refer to a blind pass as stealing a tile from another player.

Although the NMJL does not penalize a player for looking at tiles taken from another player during a blind pass, it is by virtue of its name, supposed to be done without looking. It is recommended that a player who looks at the tiles taken on the blind pass be reminded not do so in the future.

Blind passing is sometimes referred to as stealing although this is not the name of this rule.

Sources:  Mah Jongg Made Easy 2024 pages 12-13

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