The period of time where a discarded tile can be claimed by another player.
The period of time to claim a discarded tile begins (opens) as soon as the discarder fully names a discarded tile or when any part of the discarded tile touches the playing areaThe open area located within the center of the table that is naturally created by the racks of the four… More, whichever action occurs first.
The period of time to claim a discarded tile is over (closed) when one of the following actions occurs by the player to the right of the discarder:
- picks a tile from the wall and places the tile in their rack (racking the tileThe action of a player placing a tile on the sloping side of the player’s rack. This action is complete (finished)… More)
- picks a tile from the wall and discards the picked tile
- picks a tile from the wall and declares Mah Jongg
- picks a tile from the wall and initiates a Joker ExchangeAn action that a player may perform when it is their turn to play that allows a player to trade… More