american mahjong card 2022

This 2468 hand with dragons follows the 2-3-2-3-4 format (as opposed to 2-2-3-3-4 last year) and also allows the option of using three suits instead of one. We hope you found these tips helpful. When a bot wins, take note of the winning hand, as it may be one that you have yet to commit to memory.. Well, it's that time of the year again: time to Spring-clean the house, time to start planting the garden and time to learn the new Mah Jongg card! That's not a kong. (13579 #5). This fact is obvious to most players, as this grouping is considered to be 2 single tiles and a pair (even though, once again, they are shown on the card without spacing between - though, reading 2022 in the way printed is more natural). Additionally, ALN/1 and ALN/2 could also be options depending on what comes your way!

Yes, of course the dragons have to be "opposing," since the hand is 3 colors. ALN/2: This Any-Like-Numbers dragon hand is now made of pairs of dragons, and uses 3 suits. They offer good swapability, depending on tiles received and how lucky you are with jokers.

This one is a bit more of a stretch, but if you have sets of 3 consecutive numbers in 2 suits, you can certainly switch between these hands (depending on presence of flowers or jokers). Usually, this is a fairly easy hand, but bear in mind that due to 2s being in high demand this year, it may be a struggle to get that pair of 2s. Read the red note above the 2022 section on the card.

In this section, well cover the following: There are a few challenges awaiting you as you play this year's card.

Youll need an extra dose of luck to achieve this one! (13579 #1). No. Youll need an extra dose of luck to achieve this one!

The new card has its challenges but is very playable, with good switchability between hands and sections (more on this later).

Do I have to use bams and craks?

Not a kong. No. It's three singles. The 2022 card is flexible enough that, in general, one exposure isnt going to totally give your hand away. The back of the card states that jokers may be used in any pung, kong, quint, or sextet. The 2022 part of this hand can be in any suit (the note reads 2022 in any 1 suit). In this section of the card, you cannot use jokers, and you cannot make any exposures, not only because all the hands are marked with a C but also because the hands in this section are all made solely of "Singles and Pairs."

We're not sure why they did this, especially since there seems to be plenty of room to spread these out. Take note here, as its easy to forget that the FF 4-4-4 hand, which has been consistently present for many years, does not exist this year!

There is no pung in the hand, and there is no quint, and there is no sextet. Just because they are shown together on the card does not make them pungs or kongs (as pungs, kongs and quints are groups of IDENTICAL tiles). Q/2 and 2468/1: Begin with a good set of 2s, 4s, 6s and 8s in the same suit, then pivot between these two hands depending on the number of each tile you possess and whether you receive flowers or jokers..

Use the tips from this article and take your time recognizing patterns and choosing tiles to pass, without the pressure of a real game. "Any 3 Suits" means the same thing as three colors on the card.

For example, there are six hands with matching pungs. with a mix of flowers and opposite dragons, or, if you have winds. Can I use a joker in a 246? 13579/1: This hand usually follows the same pattern as CR/1.

No. FFFF This hand is also the closest to last years 369/6 hand (FF 4-4-4), but with one extra flower and a pung in the middle (FFF 4-3-4). 11 33 55 77 99

Do I have to use bams and craks since it's printed in green and red? Unlike people, bots really don't mind waiting for you to figure out your moves. See the answers to 2468 #6 (above) if you want to ask something about those flower pungs. A much deeper dive into the permutations would be required in order to provide any meaningful data on the distribution of hands and tiles, which is outside of the scope of this particular article (but, being the Mah Jongg nerds that we are, we plan to do this exercise at some point!). Like Therefore "Any Dragon" means any dragon, no matter what suit the number is. Every player should read the back of the NMJL card You have a good grasp of American Mah Jongg and game strategy (if you don't, check out our previous articles in this magazine - search for Mah Jongg, top right of the St Louis Jewish Light website), You are familiar with the NMJLs 2021 card. Just seems weird to have two pungs of flowers.

For one thing, you can only call to make a pung, kong, quint, or sextet. If the dragons were not "opposing," then you'd only have 2 suits. The hand can be made in one or two suits. (Consecutive Run #1), Can I make this hand with different numbers, like 4-5-6-7-8? can I pick up discard 2, 4 or 6 to make mahjongg? 246 888 Is there a penalty if I do expose two pungs at once? The 2022 card is much richer in dragons (there's at least one dragon hand in each section), including the beloved 3-dragon hand (WD/2). The phrasing "any like odd or even numbers" is a little peculiar. 000 1111 Ascending patterns (i.e. As is the case every year, flowers are a prominent feature (~40% of all hands require 2 or more). ", FFF No.

Turn it over and look at the back. Although the game stays the same, the block conventions and tile combinations change. You could aim for ANL/1 if you receive flowers, ANL/3 with a mix of flowers and opposite dragons, or WD/4 if you have winds. However, expose five dragons, and you have totally let the cat out of the bag!

it's ANY TWO SUITS for the like numbers in the Winds hand but I'm

The only place you can use zero is where you see "0" printed on the card. 22 444 Frequently Asked Question 19-BY and

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Also, the second quint is winds and the kong is numbers (opposite to last year). So, even though the dragons and numbers are depicted in the same color, they do not need to match. Yes, isn't that interesting. No. Follows the 2-2-3-3-4 (ascending) pattern this year (instead of a bell-curve).

2468/8 and S&P/5: Lots of overlap here! 2022 is shaping up to be an exciting year! If those like-numbers are even, and if you collect more evens, you could also head towards 2468/2 (be aware that singles and pairs are required here, including the potentially elusive 2s, so theres additional risk involved in taking this particular route). 999 0000? Clearly the intent is for these to be ANY LIKE NUMBERS. They offer good swapability, depending on tiles received and how lucky you are with jokers.

I know you cant use a joker with a pair but didnt know if the 336699 classifies as a pair since it is a group of the three pairs. Or choose to stick with the consecutive run if you receive 4s in the second suit. Can be 3333 and 3333 or 8888 and 8888 For an odd and even example. FAQ 19-J.

Accept that a NEWS is not a kong, and move on. Shouldn't all S&P hands be in the S&P section? 13579/7: This concealed hand contains 3 pairs and 2 singles. 13579 #1 must be played as a pair of ones, a pung of threes, a kong of fives, a pung of sevens, and a pair of nines. There are no year hands outside of the 2022 section of the card. That means the zero (the white dragon or "soap") can be used with any suit. Can I claim a discarded tile to expose a 2022? RRRR with increasing numbers of tiles as you move through the hand) are seen in Q/2, CR/1, and even CR/7 (if you were to mentally move the flowers to the right). For example, if you have 1s and 2s in one suit and 3s in another, you could swap to the quint if you receive additional 3s in the third suit, along with jokers. This saves the confusions that existed in prior years, when the proximity of the pungs caused some players to believe they were a sextet and, therefore, needed to be exposed together.

This is an excellent tool to check your decision-making skills (you can hide and unhide the suggestions at any time). S&P/4: Again, due to the popularity of 2s (unless you have the pair at the beginning), it may be less risky to start this run at 3..

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Both are played concealed and which way you swing would depend on your distribution of winds and dragons (and presence of jokers).

Select these hands and click the Validate button to check your results. Additionally, Soap, East and West appear as singles, so these are also unsafe.The following tiles do not appear as singles in any hand:. (2022 #5). "1122" is not four like tiles, so it is not a kong.

However, considering the fact that the stars and the moon have to be aligned just right to accomplish this one, we do think that it is worthy of more than the allocated 85 points. Jokers are going to be more helpful in flower groupings this year. They have to be "like" (alike).

So when the color-coding isn't sufficient to explain the requirements of a particular hand, the card designer writes a parenthetical to give more information. It does not say 'these nos only' in parenthesis so could I make 3333 555 7777 DDD? The first pair can be any number from 1 to 7. Suits) In other hands, having two exposures could still be reasonably safe, as identifying your exact hand may remain challenging (though, obviously, every exposure could decrease the potential subset of matching hands). 246 888 NEWS is four single tiles. What does "opp. 000

It's a 3-color hand, and it even says 3 suits, so you have to use 3 suits. CR/1a: Usually, this is a fairly easy hand, but bear in mind that due to 2s being in high demand this year, it may be a struggle to get that pair of 2s. Hands are 25 or 30 points, unless you go for Quints or Singles & Pairs.

Follows a 3-4-3-4 pattern, which is the standard pattern from last year (this year 3-3-4-4 is the dominant pattern). number" and shows the numbers as bams and craks. Do I have to use just ones and twos? However, unlike previous years, there are fewer hands that require a pair of flowers (14 vs 19 last year). How treating Bartonella cleared most of my sons symptoms of autism, 6 killed at July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a heavily Jewish suburb of Chicago, Whos behind these Messiah Is Here! signs, How Netflixs super-popular series Stranger Things showcases both Jewish actors and themes, The five biggest problems facing the U.S. today, Its in the sizzle | The burger thats been a smash in St. Louis since 1934, Where St. Louis Jews go to find their favorite pastrami, Best-selling annotated version of Hitlers Mein Kampf available online for free, Hallelujah: Film tells fascinating story of Leonard Cohen and his miracle song, How new movie Nope spotlights Jewish prophets and mitzvahs, How an email took a klezmer legend all the way to the Grand Ole Opry, TV legend Norman Lear turns 100, with a song and an Instagram. Instead of 2-2-3-3-4, it follows a 2-3-4-3-2, bell curve formation. Isn't that a Singles & Pairs hand? This means that, as long as you can account for four of them (in the discards, exposures and your own hand), you can safely discard any of the tiles listed above towards the end of the game, without a significant risk of another player calling Mah Jongg.

(Any Like Numbers #3). Instead of 2-2-3-3-4, it follows a 2-3-4-3-2, bell curve formation. Uses kongs of North and South and single East and West (vs last year's pungs of North/South and pairs of East/West). Zero is white dragon ("soap"), always. You can use any dragon.

55 66 777 888 9999 (These Nos. Only says ( 3 different suits.

We predict that this will be the most played hand on the 2022 card! If you mean can you use jokers in this hand, no, you can't. Really? No. NNN E W SSS

S&P/4: The S&P consecutive run hand is made of just numbers this year (no flowers). (2s Any 3 Suits) As both these hands are played concealed, you could start by working towards the S&P hand and switch if you can't quite get all the pairs you require, or if you begin collecting jokers. That's the League's way of saying that the 2022 can be from any suit, and the pungs of twos have to be made from the other two suits. WD/1 (4-4-4-2). Usually, in the Winds-Dragons category, North and South are paired with odd numbers and East and West with even numbers. (~_^), 11 22 33 44 55 66 77

Of course. Download the 2019 Winning Recipes 1st Place Jane Brusselback Holiday[], Walk With Us! 222 3333 (2022 #2). Can I claim a discarded tile to expose a NEWS? WD/3: Uses kongs of North and South and single East and West (vs last year's pungs of North/South and pairs of East/West). 33669 or

Consider those in tournaments to get the edge over others if youre unable to make a Quint or S&P hand. Below are some of the patterns you'll encounter this year (besides the 3-3-4-4 pattern already discussed), and the hands associated with them.

1122

Follows 3-3-4-4 this year, instead of 3-4-3-4 in 2021. : Be extra careful with this hand; like many others, it has 2 pungs and 2 kongs, but the order is 4-3-4-3 (instead of the 3-3-4-4 or 3-4-3-4 patterns found elsewhere). FAQ 19-J. Any three consecutive numbers.

forms the shape of the concealed hands in both the 13579 and 369 sections.

I don't know why it was moved to the 2022 section, not that that doesn't make sense.

Head over to ilovemahj.com where weve put together everything you need to get up-to-speed with the new card in record time! 2022/5 and ANL/3: If you're trying for the Big Hand and have your 2s but fall short on soaps, there are alternative options in the 2022 category, but also consider switching to this Any Like Number hand using 2s, soaps and jokers. 1111 There are 66 hands listed on the card (1 fewer than last year).

Similar to 13579/7 from last year (in both versions), but the pattern is 2-3-2-3-4 and the hand is not concealed. Read

No, of course not. This hand wants two pungs of flowers? And you can use any number in any suit. Three pairs bunched together do not make a sextet. (be aware that singles and pairs are required here, including the potentially elusive 2s, so theres additional risk involved in taking this particular route).

asked questions are answered on the card.

Notice the asymmetry of the hand (4-4-4-2). 5555 777 9999 DDD 2022 (S&P #2). ith three hands on the card containing a single East and West, the number of North and South tiles required overall exceeds the number of East and West tiles. Lots of overlap here!

As stated in the note, ANY dragon, wind and number can be used here.

sure other people will have other opinions and say "it's bams and craks 2468/2: Similar to last year's concealed hand, but with 2 pairs and 2 singles (2-1-1-2), with the flexible part using kongs rather than pungs.

(S&P #4). The color-coding is never to be taken as standing for particular suits. 2022/5: This years "Big Hand" is extra challenging, since you will need three 2s of each suit, in addition to 3 soaps (not forgetting a pair of flowers!). -or- Sign-up to ilovemahj.com using the promo code LIGHT and youll receive a 3-week trial absolutely free (with no obligation to continue and no card details required at sign up). It's just the odd numbers, I get that, but how about if I make it 11 3333 555 77 999 for example? 2222

(Quints #3). SP/3 and CR/8: This one is a bit more of a stretch, but if you have sets of 3 consecutive numbers in 2 suits, you can certainly switch between these hands (depending on presence of flowers or jokers). Last year it followed the symmetrical 4-3-3-4 pattern. , so you can take your time and also choose bots to match your skill level. The section will be abbreviated by its initials (e.g.

A kong is four like tiles.

(Quints #1). In 2022, these combinations have both been teamed with a consecutive run of 3 numbers. As mentioned earlier, there is a wider variety of patterns this year, which makes it a little more tricky to give general guidelines and memorization tips. The pattern of numbers is ascending (2-2-3-4) instead of a bell-curve (2-3-3-2). 1111 (Any 3 Suits) It is now in the "NN E W SS" format, with like-numbers and no flowers.

More 13579 hands span the whole array of odd numbers (rather than focusing on 135 or 579), including the S&P version. This concealed hand contains 3 pairs and 2 singles. No, but still. It's two singles and a pair. These tips will aid the smooth transition from last year's hands to their corresponding hands this year.

2022 is not four like tiles, so you are not allowed to use jokers. The card's color-coding is explained on the back of the card. The seven hands that utilize the 3-3-4-4 pattern are as follows: All the hands listed above are played open and jokers can be used in any grouping. No. No. The pattern from last year's opposite dragon hand in 13579 (13579/4 in 2021) appears in 369 this year (369/3) - 2-3-4-3-4, in 3 suits. 13579/3: Follows 3-3-4-4 this year, instead of 3-4-3-4 in 2021. Of different colors If a NEWS is not a kong, why aren't there spaces between the digits?

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Do the two pairs (the 1122) have to be lower than the quints, or can they both be higher, or can I put one pair lower and one pair higher? Read FAQ 19-E (click here). Thankfully, jokers can be used in each meld. Hands will be labeled as