What makes a tile “live” or “dead” in American Mahjong?
In this video, I explain:
- 🀄 What is a live tile and what is a dead tile? And what that means for completing your hand.
- 🀄How a tile stays live until it’s officially “killed”
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🀄The two actions that kill a previously discarded tile:
- Racking your drawn tile into the sloped part of your rack
- Discarding a new tile
- 🀄Why it matters for calling and strategy Understanding live vs dead tiles will sharpen your game and help you make quicker, smarter decisions in mahjong. New to Mahjong?
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