Learn · Class 2 of 20
Build sets
Mahjong has a simple heartbeat: draw a tile, discard a tile, pass. This class walks your first four turns, the seat order around the table, and why every discard tells the other players something.
Basics Sheung and Pong: what makes a set, what finishes one, and who may feed it. 7 min
Welcome back. Sit, I'll deal.
Five sets and a pair. Remember?
Today we build the sets. Tidy first.
Six, seven, eight character. One suit, in order.
A run. At the table, say Sheung.
Three pairs. A Pong needs three alike.
Two, three bamboo. One short of Sheung.
East opens. Then you draw.
Two sets. This one stays hidden.
East sits on your left. Watch East.
Four copies of every tile. Three fours remain.
Claimed sets lie face up. Three sets.
Four sets, a pair, and one gap.
One way in. So we wait.
Three sets hidden. Two face up.
Twenty-three tai. A tidy win.
Sheung from your left. Pong from anyone.
You build sets now. Gongs are next.
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