MAH JONGG TOURNAMENT RULES
BE PROMPT…A 35 POINT PENATLY MAY BE GIVEN TO ANY PLAYER NOT SEATED WHEN THE GAME BEGINS
1. Each player rotates roll of dice and breaking of wall starting with player who rolls highest number.
2. Players across from each other will verify each others score. The scorekeeper will not accept any unverified score cards.
3. The Charleston is the same. First Charleston is compulsory; Second Charleston if all players agree. If you steal a tile you may not look at it. If you look at it you will be penalized 10 points at the end of the game.
4. ***Positively NO PICKING AHEAD***Player picks before discarding. Youmay be declared “Dead” for picking ahead. Your turn begins when you pick a tile or call for exposure.
5. Player may call last discarded tile for Mah Jongg or exposure. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS…NO CALLING BACK…ONCE A TILE IS COVERED, EVEN BY AJOKER, IT IS A “DEAD” TILE. A tile may be called for Mah Jongg or exposure until such time as the subsequent player either discards or racks the picked tile.
6. SCORING for each hand is same as on the current National Mah Jongg League Standard Hands and Rules card. Add 10 points to score when player picks own Mah Jongg.tile.
NOTE: BONUS.: Add 20 points to score when player declares Mah Jongg and there are no Jokers in the hand.
Exception: Singles & Pairs on bottom right of card.
Add 10 points to each players score for a wall game. If a game is not completed within designated time, each player receives “ZERO” and NO POINTS ARE GIVEN. If a player’s hand goes “dead”, or is declared “dead”, player does not get 10 points even if it is a wall game. NO TABLE TALK (whether hand is “dead”). If you think a hand is dead, declare it! However, if you declare a hand “dead” in error, your hand is “dead”.
PENALTY: Minus 10 points to a player who throws winning tile to player who has no exposures on rack or who has one exposure on rack.
PENALTY” Minus 20 points to player who throws winning tile to player who has 2 or more exposures on rack. This includes the necessary single or pair.
In the event of a Wall Game-Dead players get “0” (Zero).
7. When declaring Mah Jongg, the hand should be displayed as it appears on the Mah Jongg Card. If you do not display the hand in proper order and another player asks you to do so, you must do so. If you refuse, your hand may be declared dead and the game will continue.
8. If a player who has been playing an exposed hand calls Mah Jongg or exposes in error, any exposures made BEFORE the error stay on top of rack, and any player may redeem Joker or Jokers when it is their turn. Player with erring hand is dead and stops picking and discarding.
9. If a concealed hand is incorrectly exposed for Mah Jongg, tiles must be returned to rack. Joker and Jokers cannot be redeemed and player stops picking and discarding.
10. If Mah Jongg is called in error and 3 other players expose their hands, all get “0” (zero) points. If 1 person does not expose hand, that player gets 10 points…everyone else gets 0 points. If Mah Jongg is called in error and 2 or more hands are intact, game continues.
11. Fifteen (15) minutes allotted for each game (1 hour for 4 games).. After 4 games are played score sheets are turned in to Tournament Directors.
12. DO NOT LEAVE THE ROOM BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE SCORE SHEETS TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS.
13. In each session players will move according to the seating chart.
14. At the end of each round, please do not sit around and talk. Please leave the room until the next round is ready to begin. Players who stay in the room and disturb those still playing may be penalized 50 points.
15. If a question arises during play, Rule Director’s ruling will be final. All decisions made by the Rule Director shall be based on these rules and the Rule Director’s personal judgement. Arguing with Rule Director may be grounds for immediate disqualification. Any question about scoring or rules should be addressed by the Rule Director and not by the other players. If you resolve a question of rules or scoring at your table, there can be no recourse to the Rule Director. Only the Rule Director is authorized to arbitrate any disputeas to rules or scoring.
TIES AT ANY LEVEL WILL SHARE PRIZES EQUALLY
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