Chapter IV: Part I: Playing Without a Limit

Introduction 7

Summary of the Game 9

Description of Tiles 11

Procedure of Play 13

A--East Wind 13

B--Building and Breaking the Wall 13

C--Drawing Original Hand 16

D--Playing the Hand 16

E--To "Chow" 18

F--To "Pung" 19

Four of a Kind 22

Mah-Jongg or Mah-Diao 24

Settling the Scores 25

Suggestions for Careful Playing of Hands 26

Use of the Mandarins (Flowers and Seasons) 29

Score Card 29

Examples of Hands and how they are scored 32

Illustrations of Score Settling 46