Three-Handed Mah Jongg

Three-player Mah Jongg follows standard gameplay rules with these specific adjustments:

Building Walls

• Four walls of tiles are built.
• Each of the three players builds one wall (19 tiles long, 2 tiles high) with one player building one additional wall.
  • Typically the player with the empty seat to their right builds the extra wall.

Dealing Tiles

Dealing follows a slightly modified procedure:

• Players select tiles in rounds, with each round consisting of players selecting four tiles (two stacks at a time). This process is repeated for three rounds, following the standard four-player game format, until each player has a total of 12 tiles.
• After each player has 12 tiles, and it becomes East’s turn again, each player selects one additional tile, bringing their total to 13 tiles.
• Finally, EastThe player position that is referred to as Dealer, East, Pivot, or First Player. This player is responsible for breaking the… More selects one last tile, giving EastThe player position that is referred to as Dealer, East, Pivot, or First Player. This player is responsible for breaking the… More a total of 14 tiles to begin the game.

Important: The seat without a player is skipped and does not receive any tiles during the selection process.

Charleston Omitted

In three-handed Mah Jongg, no Charleston occurs. Players proceed immediately into gameplay after tile selection.

Gameplay and East Rotation

• EastThe player position that is referred to as Dealer, East, Pivot, or First Player. This player is responsible for breaking the… More starts by discarding the first tile.
• Standard four-player gameplay rules apply.
• EastThe player position that is referred to as Dealer, East, Pivot, or First Player. This player is responsible for breaking the… More rotates normally (counterclockwise) after each completed game.