TOURNAMENT RULES FOR PLAY

 

1. Each player rolls the dice to determine East

2. East will keep the score

3. Prior to the START signal, walls may be built, East may roll and break the wall

4. THE TILES CANNOT BE DEALT UNTIL THE START SIGNAL HAS BEEN GIVEN

5. You may not peek at a tile you borrow for a blind pass

6. The Charleston may be stopped after the first left. Make it known if you are considering stopping the pass

7. At the end of the Charleston, if it is discovered that a player has the incorrect number of tiles, the game

can be restarted if East has not discarded. If East has discarded, the hand with the incorrect number

of tiles is DEAD and the game continues with the remaining players

8. No picking ahead. Make sure the player in front of you has completed their discard before you reach for

your tile.

9. When you name a tile for discard or the tile touches the table, you must discard the tile

10. If a tile is drawn from the wrong end of the wall and racked, the hand is dead.

11. If you lift or move a tile from the wall, it belongs to you.

12. When a tile is drawn, another player can call for a discarded tile as long as the player drawing the tile still

has her fingers on it. The tile you draw must be placed in your rack and your fingers must be off

13. If a player calls for a tile, places it on her rack, but has not exposed any tiles, she can return it to the table

should she decide she does not want it

14. If a player calls for a discarded tile, it must be placed on top of the rack even if the tile is for Mah

Jongg.

15. When you call for Mah Jongg, please display your hand as it is displayed on the card

16. If Mah Jongg is called in error and the tiles are exposed, the hand is declared DEAD. If other players

expose their hands, they are also DEAD. The remaining players continue play. Any jokers that were

displayed before the hand was dead may be exchanged by other players

17. NEVER REMOVE A JOKER FROM ANOTHER PLAYERS RACK. ALWAYS HAND THE PLAYER THE

TILE AND LET THEM HAND YOU THE JOKER

18. Sixty minutes will be allowed for 4 games. A warning will be sounded after 45 minutes of play and again

after 55 minutes of play.

RECORDING SCORES

 

EAST is responsible for recording all scores. At the end of each round, players will verify and initial that they agree with the

final score recorded on the score sheet. WEST will verify EAST’s final score. Any errors or discrepancies must be resolved

at this time. WEST will turn in the score sheet for the table.

Tournament rules are specific and are used to avoid errors and disputes. Please notify a Director if a question occurs during

the day. Decisions will be based on these rules and the Director’s judgment. A Director’s decision is final and only a

Director is authorized to determine disputes about interpretations of rules and scoring.

SCORING is the SAME VALUE as the VALUE ON THE CARD.

PLAYER DECLARING MAH JONGG:

a. Value of hand when tile thrown by another player

b. Plus 10 points for picking own tile

c. Plus 10 points for jokerless when tile thrown by another player (excludes singles and pairs)

d. Plus 20 points for jokerless and self-picked

EACH PLAYER RECEIVES 10 POINTS FOR A WALL GAME except for player(s) declared DEAD; they receive zero (0)

points.

PLAYER GIVING TILE RESULTING IN MAH JONGG:

a. Minus 10 points for NO exposure, ONE exposure or a concealed hand.

b. Minus 20 points for two exposures

c. Minus 25 points for three exposures

d. Minus 10 points for looking at a tile you borrow for a blind pass

e. When a misnamed tile is discarded and another player calls Mah Jongg, that tile is good for the Mah Jongg as it

was named and results in Minus 20 points, regardless of the amount of exposures.

PERSONAL SCORE SHEET

 

Each player should keep a record of their own scores on this personal score sheet.

Rotation:

Green moves Down 1 Table Yellow moves Down 2 Tables

Red moves Up 1 Table Blue moves Up 2 Tables

We hope you have a wonderful time playing this game we all love. Have patience with fellow players, and please don’t criticize another’s play.

 

 

Tiles Gone Wild- The Woodlands Mah Jongg Tournament follows the rules of play and guidelines set forth by The National Mah Jongg League. To participate in play, please bring your 2019 National Mah Jongg League Card. For tournament information or questions, please contact Sally Bacon at email: TilesGoneWild@att.net or phone: 713-410-1383