basicsIf you are new, tell the table. Every mahjong group would rather teach than referee.

charlestonThe first pass is for garbage and the last is for strategy. Save your real decisions for the end.

charlestonBlind pass when nothing arriving could beat what you hold: send the incoming tiles onward unseen and keep the thirteen you like.

charlestonStopping the second Charleston tells the table your hand is close. Sometimes the information costs more than the trade.

charlestonPass winds early if you are not collecting them. The longer they sit, the more your eventual pass of them says.