LOL. The core technique is similar. On your turn, you draw a tile from the wall, which is similar to the face down draw pile for a game of rummy. You then look at it and see if it fits into the pattern you're trying to create with your current tiles. If it does, keep it, otherwise discard it, unless you think someone else is collecting that tile, then discard something else.
In rummy, you can also normally draw the top card from the discard pile. In mahjong, you can only draw the last tile discarded if it does one of a few things: would create a three of a kind or four of a kind for you, or create a chow (sequence of three), but only if it was discarded by the player who drew just before you, and not either of the other two players. In rummy, you normally form either three or four of a kind, or sequences. In mahjong, you do much of this, too, but there are 81 ways to score points, including hands that are composed entirely of green tiles, or a hand of seven pairs, etc. Does this help, or make it clear as mud? Nancy -----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 8:58 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Checkers, Mahjong You confuse me with this: "Regular mahjong plays a lot like rummy ... except where it doesn't, and there are a lot of ways it doesn't." So, does it play like Rummy? or not. That's an oxymoronic statement like "It's the same, but different." (grin) --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loravara" <lorav...@comcast.net> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Checkers, Mahjong > Actually, you may be thinking of Mahjong solitaire, which I don't want. I > don't see any way for a person to play that. > > Regular mahjong plays a lot like rummy ... except where it doesn't, and > there are a lot of ways it doesn't. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On > Behalf Of Thomas Ward > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 3:52 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Checkers, Mahjong > > > Hi Ian, > > Mahjong is a game with various tiles you need to match together like a > puzzle. > > Cheers! > > >> what is Mahjong? I am always interested to here about other games. >> >> Ian McNamara >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the >> list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, > send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
