Question: What is the purpose of rolling the dice to break the wall in Mah Jongg? Answer: Rolling the dice to break the wall serves as a fairness measure in Mah Jongg, just as there are rules in place to ensure fair play in all games. It is akin to cutting a deck of cards, […]
Breaking the wall: East rolls two dice and then counts the stacks of tiles (a stack includes both the top and bottom tiers of the wall) from right to left according to the sum rolled on the dice. After counting, East creates a gap or ‘break’ in the wall at that point. The wall to […]
How to set up a Mah Jongg game: Determine East: If someone is hosting the game, they usually become the first East player. In an outside venue, various methods can be used to choose the East player, with the most common being a dice roll. The player with the highest number shown on the dice […]