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ID75-Three Player, 3 Player Mah Jongg Without The Charleston

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ID75-Three Player, 3 Player Mah Jongg Without The Charleston

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Question: Sometimes we don’t have a 4th player. Is there a way to play with 3 people?

Answer: Yes, absolutely. When playing with three people, follow these steps and important points about the game:

  1. Build the Walls: The walls are built just as in four-handed Mah Jongg.
  2. Tile Distribution: Tiles are dealt out with East taking the first tile, the next player takes the next tile, and this continues until all players have 13 tiles.
  3. East’s 14th Tile: East takes their 14th tile.
  4. Empty Seat: No tiles are given to the empty seat.
  5. The Charleston: The Charleston phase is omitted from this version of the game.
  6. Starting the Game: East begins the game by discarding their 14th tile but does not pick, just like in the 4-handed Mah Jongg.
  7. Continuing Play: Play continues with each player picking and discarding as usual.

Source: Mah Jongg Made Easy 2024 page 26

 

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