Picking a hand in mahjong made easy, with my favorite way to practice—a mock Charleston!
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Picking a hand in mahjong made easy, with my favorite way to practice—a mock Charleston!
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The best way to improve your mahjong strategy is to get fast at picking a hand from your dealt tiles
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The best way to improve your mahjong strategy is to get fast at picking a hand from your dealt tiles
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Mahjong Charleston Tips, P1: Never Pass a Flower…here’s why!
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Mahjong Charleston Tips, P1: Never Pass a Flower…here’s why!
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Here’s a great way to practice choosing your hand in a game of mahjong. Do a mock Charleston!
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Here’s a great way to practice choosing your hand in a game of mahjong. Do a mock Charleston!
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How to play 3-player mahjong in the next 3 minutes! There are two ways to play mahj with 3 people.
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How to play 3-player mahjong in the next 3 minutes! There are two ways to play mahj with 3 people.
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Practice playing mahjong on your own to improve your strategy at your next game!
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Practice playing mahjong on your own to improve your strategy at your next game!
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Date Night Mahjong: How to Play Mahjong for 2 Players
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Date Night Mahjong: How to Play Mahjong for 2 Players
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Mahjong Charleston Tips, P2: How to Do a Blind Pass
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There are two ways to play three person mahjong. I’ll teach you how to play both ways!
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Learn to play defense in mahjong! Let’s get good at knowing what your opponents are playing.
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How to Use Blanks in Your Mahjong Gameplay Recover a dead tile in mahjong with blank tiles #mahjong
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How to play mahjong with 3 people, following the NMJL rules
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How to do a Blind Pass in mahjong, and when during the Charleston you can Blind Pass.
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Beginner Mahjong Series: Objective of the Game
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How to Practice Mahjong on Your Own, Choose a Hand and Know What to Pass in the Charleston
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The best way to improve your mahjong strategy is to get better at choosing a hand when youre playing
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Get really comfortable choosing your mahjong line/hand after the deal and you will improve your game
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Southern Sparrow | Mahjong Tiles, Accessories, Tips & Tricks on Instagram: "Lots of new folks here, so bringing our Mahj 101 Series back! The full width video is available on our YouTube channel. Our video series Mahj 101 is the complete beginner’s guide to learning American Mahjong using the official NMJL Card. To get the most out of this series: **Watch the episodes in order — each one builds on the last so that by the end of this series, you’ll be ready for your first gamenight! **Have your N
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Unbox the new Chinoiserie Set of mahjong tiles in Lilac from Southern Sparrow! #mahjong
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New Mahjong Q&A series!
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What comes with a set of American mahjong tiles from Southern Sparrow?
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So many mahjong players struggle with choosing a hand to play during the game. Here is a great way to practice picking your mahjong line so you can be better, faster, and more confident during your next mahjong game. Here’s how: Grab your bag of mahjong tiles, and just leave them in the bag. This is your draw bag—you don’t need to set anything else up, though a rack can be handy for keeping tiles organized while you practice. 1. Draw 13 tiles at random from your bag. This is your practice “deal.
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Here’s a quickie lesson in playing 2-player, Siamese, mahjong! Siamese is one of my favorite ways to play mahjong, and it’s the way I play most frequently with my husband! In two person mahjong, each player plays two hands at a time and wins only once they’ve mahjed both lines.
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Top Mahj Tips of 2025, #4: How to Play 2-Player Mahjong (Siamese Mahjong)
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How to play mahjong with two people. Quick lesson in Siamese 2-player mahj!
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Top Mahj Tips, #5: Improve Your Mahjong Strategy by Practicing Choosing a Hand
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Top Mahj Tips #3: How to Practice Choosing Your Mahjong Hand
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Mahjong means sparrow because the sound of the tiles clacking sounds like chattering sparrows
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Why do we break the wall in American mahjong? To keep things fair and discourage cheating! #mahjong
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How to Deal in American Mahjong: Step-by-Step Guide
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Top Mahjong Tips of 2025 #6: Charleston Etiquette
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How do you set up for a game of American mahjong?
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The Mahj 101 Finale — what happens when you win mahjong! Declaring Mahjong: Exclaim “Mahj!” to claim victory. Reveal Your Winning Hand: Place all 14 tiles on top of your rack to show your hand. Verification: Opponents check your declared mahjong line against the NMJL Card. How to Score: Use the card’s point values (difficulty = higher points). Jokerless and Self-Picked mahjong wins get bonus points. If the win was from a discarded tile, the player who threw the winning tile has a penalty. Bettin
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How to Pick What to Pass in the Charleston. Choosing a Section and Hand in Mahjong
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Your #1 Mahjong Tip from 2025: How to Play 3-Player Mahjong Following NMJL Rules
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Mahjong is meant to be passed down, and so is every product we design at Southern Sparrow.
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Mah Jongg Mommas on Instagram: "Featured tiles from Southern Sparrow The Chinoiserie Set in Pink, Lilac or Blue www.southernsparrow.com Use code MAHJONGGMOMMAS at checkout for 10% off! Follow Mah Jongg Mommas on: Instagram, Facebook and YouTube www.mahjonggmommas.com #mahjonngmommas #mahjonggteacher #mahjonggsets #mahjonggtiles #mahjong #americanmahjongg #mahjongg #mahj #majong #maj #mahjonggame #mahjongways #mahjongtiles #mahjongteacher #mahjongset #mahjongsets #mahjonggset #southernsparrowmahj
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What is the Charleston in American mahjong and how does it work? #mahjong #mahjongtiles #mahjongtips
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Full width version is up on our youtube channel if you prefer! One of the most common questions I get about how to play mahjong is how to choose a line (or hand) on the NMJL card. If you’ve ever felt stuck staring at the card after the deal, this video is for you. My approach is simple: don’t commit to a line right away. Instead of choosing a specific hand immediately after the deal, I start by choosing a section of the card that fits the tiles I’ve been given. Mahjong is all about pattern recog
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The easiest way to improve your mahjong strategy is to get fast at choosing your hand from the tiles you’ve been dealt! Let’s walk through how exactly I choose a hand after the deal on mahjong! Here’s how practice: 1. Deal yourself 13 tiles. 2. Get organized, by suit and in number order within each suit. 3. Look for patterns in your tiles that indicate a SECTION on the NMJL Card. 4. Do some practice Charleston passes with yourself collecting tiles that work in your chosen section. 5. As you get
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Let’s get fast at picking a hand in mahjong! In this video, I’m doing my favorite practice for picking hands—a mock Charleston. Grab your tiles and your card and deal yourself 13 tiles, then practice passes and try to find a section then hand of the card that works for your tiles. This deal we ended up in the evens section and then got some matching dragons. We also practiced a blind pass. Watch the full length video over on our YouTube channel, where you can find all kinds of strategy videos fo
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Learning to read the NMJL Card is essential to winning mahjong! | Southern Sparrow
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When it’s your LAST tile needed to Mahj, there are a few special things that you CAN do to win the game: ✅ You CAN call for a Single! ✅ You CAN call for a Pair! ✅ You CAN call for a group of singles (like NEWS or 2025) ✅ You CAN call for a tile to complete a closed/concealed hand! ❌ You CANNOT use Jokers in weird places (still only in groups of 3 like tiles) ❌ You CANNOT grab a previously dead tile from the table (unless you’re exchanging it for a Blank if you play with those!) #mahjong #mahj #m
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I know mahjong can feel like a lot of set up—there is so much that happens before you actually take your first turn. We’ve covered set up, dealing, the Charleston, and the courtesy pass. Now it’s time to talk about actual gameplay and how to take turns in mahjong! | Southern Sparrow
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Don’t fall into the False Mahjong trap! In this video, I’m breaking down a tricky hand from the Winds & Dragons section of the 2025 NMJL card. Watch closely as we highlight how the East-West hand requires even numbers, and the North-South hand requires odd numbers. 💥 Stay ahead of the game this year with these quick tips to avoid making clerical errors in your hand! #mahjong #mahjongtiles #mahjongtips #southernsparrowmahjong | Southern Sparrow
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In case you’ve forgotten, Mahjong is fun! It’s a game and a great excuse to get more time with our friends!! Happy mahj-ing, y’all! | Southern Sparrow
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I get the most questions about how to do the Charleston! Here’s our Mahj 101 episode on The Charleston and Courtesy Pass. | Southern Sparrow
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If, however, your feelings have changed… come play mahj with me! Send this to your friend who’s been resisting learning mahjong. | Southern Sparrow
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Sometimes having too many Jokers and Flowers on the deal can make it even harder to choose a hand in mahjong—it’s almost too much of a good thing! Run through this practice hand with me and then try doing this yourself at home to get better at choosing a mahjong line in your next game! The full video is over on our YouTube channel, where you can see all of the Charleston passes and the final hand I chose. It’s also wide screen so you can see the tiles better. #mahjong #mahjongtiles #southernspar
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Dot, Bam, Snack! This is one of my go-to recipes for hosting mahjong, my Super Simple Deli-Style Chicken Salad. Only 8 ingredients (counting salt and pepper) and you can make it up to 3 days ahead of your party. Serve as sandwiches or alongside bread or crackers. I doubled the recipe for my party, but here is the amount I usually make, which serves 4. Super Simple Deli-Style Chicken Salad - 1 rotisserie chicken, picked off the bone and shredded in stand mixer - 5 ribs of celery, grated - 1 shall
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Get ready to Binge! Our Mahj 101 lesson series is now live on our YouTube channel. All 8 episodes are up and ready for you to binge them all. We cover everything you need to know to start playing right away! This is a full beginners lesson series and by the end you’ll be ready to play your first mahjong game! Link in our bio! | Southern Sparrow
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Don’t have enough people for your regular mahjong game? Learning 3-player mahjong is so important, because sooner than later you’re going to sit down to mahj and be down a person. There are two ways to play three person mahjong, NMJL’s rules and with a Charleston. I’ll teach you how to play both ways in less than three minutes! | Southern Sparrow
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If you’ve been trying to convince your husband to start playing mahjong with you, here are three simple steps to introducing him to the game. | Southern Sparrow
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I’ve gotten a lot of questions about Blind Pass this week. Learn how to do a Blind Pass, how exactly it works in American mahjong, and when during the Charleston you can Blind Pass. | Southern Sparrow
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If you’re brand new to learning mahjong, start by learning the tiles! New year new hobby! So many of you are just learning our favorite game and we’re so excited for you! Our Mahj 101 video series will teach you to play mahjong in 9 videos! | Southern Sparrow
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What comes with The riviera Jet Set mahjong tiles?! | Southern Sparrow
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This is the absolute best way to get better at playing Mahjong! Get really comfortable choosing your mahjong line/hand after the deal and you will improve your game so much! | Southern Sparrow
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This was the Mahj Tip y’all liked the most in 2025! What do you want to see in 2025? Playing 3-Player Mahjong? Here’s How! Only three players at your table? No problem! There are two fun and functional ways to play American Mahjong with just three players: 1. By the book — NMJL rules (no Charleston or courtesy pass) 2. With a ghost — Bring back the Charleston and courtesy pass with a “ghost” on the fourth wall! Here is the simple way to play mahjong with three players, following the National Mah
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Let’s practice choosing our hand in mahjong with real tiles. I will walk you through a round of solo Mahj where I’ve dealt myself 13 tiles and then you can see how I make my decisions to get to a single line on the National Mah Jongg League Card. You can practice this at home with your own tiles watch yesterday’s video for the full instructions on how to play solo Mahj. | Southern Sparrow
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The first 10 minutes of your mahjong lesson… Happy @wickedmovie day to all who celebrate! | Southern Sparrow
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Lots of new players here, so bringing our Mahj 101 series back around. This series will teach you everything you need to know to confidently go play your first mahjong game. Full width videos are available on our YouTube channel. In Episode 1 of Mahj 101, we cover the essentials: ** What is Mahjong and what makes American Mahjong unique? ** Who is the National Mah Jongg League? What is the NMJL Card and why are new hands are issued every year? ** What is the objective of a mahjong game? Be the f
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Lots of you asked me to share the full MAHJ 101 Series here too, so I’m going to post them. I will say, they were shot for YouTube, so you’ll be able to see more of each episode there—the link is in our bio! In Episode 1 of Mahj 101, we cover the essentials: ** What is Mahjong and what makes American Mahjong unique? ** Who is the National Mah Jongg League? What is the NMJL Card and why are new hands are issued every year? ** What is the objective of a mahjong game? Be the first player to match y
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Playing 3-Player Mahjong? Here’s How! Only three players at your table? No problem! There are two fun and functional ways to play American Mahjong with just three players: 1. By the book — NMJL rules (no Charleston or courtesy pass) 2. With a ghost — Bring back the Charleston and courtesy pass with a “ghost” on the fourth wall! Here is the simple way to play mahjong with three players, following the National Mah Jongg League Rules. Part 2 will show you how to Charleston with a ghost! Tag your ma
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When you order a set of hand-painted mahjong tiles from Southern Sparrow , here’s what you will get in the box: - Playing Guide / Field Guide that shows you what each tile represents along with how to play American Mahjong. - Pair of Dice that match your tile set. - 160 hand-painted mahjong tiles, featuring custom designer artwork. Why are there 160 tiles when American Mahjong (mah jongg) is played with 152 tiles?? We include 2 extra Jokers (10 total) and 6 Blanks. These tiles can be set aside f
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The Charleston and Courtesy Pass - full width video is up on our YouTube along with the rest of this Mahj 101 series! In Episode 6 of our Mahj 101 series, we’re tackling The Charleston and Courtesy Pass. The Charleston is unique to American Mahjong — a little “tile dance” before gameplay begins. What’s the Purpose? It’s a chance to pass junk, collect useful tiles, and refine your hand into a single mahjong line. How to Remember the Charleston Sequence: R.O.L.L.O.R. → Right, Over, Left (option to
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Our design philosophy is simple at Southern Sparrow. Mahjong is an heirloom game that is meant to be passed down from generation to generation. Everything we make at Southern Sparrow follows this principle and is meant to keep the game alive for years and generations to come, so you can feel confident that your grandchildren can play beautifully too! | Southern Sparrow
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Time to switch up your strategy if your opponent is close to winning mahjong!
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How to Play Mahjong for Money, the Basics following NMJL Rules
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The golf-themed mahjong set of your dreams!
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There is No Second Place in mahjong! So if you’re not going to win, you need to change your strategy from “try to win” to “try not to lose!” Your goal moves from completing your own hand to holding discards that could help your opponent complete hers. It means you may start to throw tiles that your hand needs for mahjong just so you don’t accidentally discard a tile your opponent can call to win mahjong.
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