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ID127-Dead Hand – Outcome of three (3) Dead Hands without Mah Jongg in Error
Below are examples of three dead hands without a Mah Jongg in error:
Example 1: Player A has too many tiles.
Outcome: Player A’s hand is declared dead and they stop playing. Play continues with Players B, C & D.
Example 2: Player B has too few tiles. Play continues with Players C and D.
Outcome: Player C declares Player B’s hand dead, and they stop playing.
Example 3: Player C has an invalid exposure.
Outcome: Player D declares Player C’s hand dead, and the game is replayed.
Sources: Mah Jongg Made Easy 2024, page 71, 7(c)
See ID172, Mah Jongg in Error Examples
See ID78, Reasons to call a Player’s hand dead