A player should clearly announce the name of the tile they are discarding so all players are aware of the exact tile being discarded.
It is recommended that the following guidelines be used to when discarding a tile:
- For a suit tile (BamOne of the three suit tiles used in American Mah Jongg.The Bam tiles are typically engraved with the bamboo sticks… More, CrakOne of the three suit tiles used in American Mah Jongg.The Crak tiles are typically engraved with the Chinese character… More, or DotOne of the three suit tiles used in American Mah Jongg. The Dot tiles are typically shown with the number of… More), a player should state the numerical value and the suit. Examples: “Two BamOne of the three suit tiles used in American Mah Jongg.The Bam tiles are typically engraved with the bamboo sticks… More”, “Seven CrakOne of the three suit tiles used in American Mah Jongg.The Crak tiles are typically engraved with the Chinese character… More”, or “Four DotOne of the three suit tiles used in American Mah Jongg. The Dot tiles are typically shown with the number of… More”.
- For a wind tile, a player should state the singleA grouping that consists of one individual tile. A Joker tile can not be used to represent this individual tile. More word (cardinal direction) associated with the tile. Examples: “North”, “EastThe player position that is referred to as Dealer, East, Pivot, or First Player. This player is responsible for breaking the… More”, “West” or “South”.
- For a dragon tile, a player should state the singleA grouping that consists of one individual tile. A Joker tile can not be used to represent this individual tile. More word associated with the tile. Examples: “Red”, “Green”, “White”, or “SoapOne of three types of dragon tiles. The White Dragon tile is typically engraved with a rectangle outlining the edge of… More”.
- For a flowerThe Flower tiles are typically engraved with images of flowers. Flower tiles may be engraved with numbers however in American Mah… More tile, a player should state the singleA grouping that consists of one individual tile. A Joker tile can not be used to represent this individual tile. More word “FlowerThe Flower tiles are typically engraved with images of flowers. Flower tiles may be engraved with numbers however in American Mah… More”.
- However, if a player is discarding the exact same tile that the player before them discarded, they may say “Same” in place of the name of the natural tileAny tile in an American Mah Jongg set other than a Joker tile. An American Mah Jongg set of tiles contains… More.
- For a jokerThe Joker tiles are typically engraved with the word “Joker” and a symbol indicating that this tile is special.Joker tiles… More tile, a player should state either “JokerThe Joker tiles are typically engraved with the word “Joker” and a symbol indicating that this tile is special.Joker tiles… More”, “Same” or repeat the fully named tile previously discarded. If East’s first discard is a jokerThe Joker tiles are typically engraved with the word “Joker” and a symbol indicating that this tile is special.Joker tiles… More then “JokerThe Joker tiles are typically engraved with the word “Joker” and a symbol indicating that this tile is special.Joker tiles… More” must be stated.