American Mah Jongg Lesson Skill Builder Solitaire (mock card)
Channel: Michele Frizzell #MAHJLIFE
Date: 2018-11-11

Mah jongg is the 4-player Chinese tile game that took America by storm in the 1920s. Mah jongg is a complex game that can be mastered over time.  In this video, I demonstrate a skill builder that I call Solitaire.  The purpose of this exercise is to practice making decision during the pick and discard phase of the game by playing 4 hands at one time.  

Here are links to everything I use to play solitaire:
Solitaire Helper.pdf (print on 60 lb cardstock for long term use) https://tinyurl.com/2wedbzp9
Holder: https://goo.gl/NR8vbw 
Risers (I use 6 tile trays to create the tiered affect - stack them upside down with 3 in the back, 2 in the middle, 1 in front): https://goo.gl/52Qqpx 

For American mah jongg, I highly recommend White Swan sets  from Gammon Village. Here are links to sets in a hard case https://goo.gl/vSAJHS and a set in a soft case https://goo.gl/pi8DwP.

Mock American Mah Jongg card https://mahjlife.com/wiki/american-mah-jongg-article-id-162/
The mock American Mah Jongg card is timeless and generic.  This way, no matter when someone new to the game watches the video, they will have a stable reference as they learn how to play the game.  

NMJL website:  https://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org 

Below is an index of videos covering the skill builders:

Introduction https://goo.gl/o3iQF7
Charleston Modeling https://goo.gl/kczvGD
Charleston Chain Reaction https://goo.gl/QBDYfr
Charleston Force https://goo.gl/T2mCtj  
Charleston Sprints https://goo.gl/GnBnPn 
Solitaire https://goo.gl/JZ3fb1 

The next playlist covers strategy https://goo.gl/oaYBzi 
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