A turn: draw, then discard
Chapter 2 of 10 · 2 min
Four players each start with 13 tiles. The dealer, who sits East, starts with 14 and goes first by discarding one.
On your turn you draw one tile, so you hold 14, then throw one away face up. You always end your turn with 13.
Play passes in seat order: East, then South, West and North. Someone may claim your discard instead, and then play carries on from them.
How a hand ends
A hand ends when someone wins, or when the wall runs out with no winner. Then nobody pays.
If the dealer wins, or nobody does, the dealer stays East for the next hand. Otherwise East passes to the next seat. A match is one round, when every seat has been dealer.
At an online table you have 20 seconds for a turn. If time runs out, the game discards for you.
Quick check
How many tiles do you hold at the end of your turn?
Answer: 13. Right. You draw to 14, then discard back to 13. You only keep 14 when you win.
Next: The winning hand
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