Players Outcome Player A declares mah jongg in error Player A stops playing, but is still responsible for paying the winner the value of the winning hand. Game proceeds with Player B, C, and D All players pay the winner
Three Dead Hands without Mah Jongg in Error Scenario 5 (Article ID 142)
Players Outcome Player A has too many tiles Player A’s hand is declared dead and they stop playing. Player B has too few tiles Player B’s hand is declared dead and they stop playing. Player C and Player D continue
Mah Jongg in Error with Three Dead Hands, Scenario 2 (Article ID 141)
Players Outcome Player A declares mah jongg in error Player A stops playing. Player B throws in their hand Player B stops playing. Game proceeds with Player C and D Player C has exposures showing they need a tile to
Mah Jongg In Error with Three Dead Hands, Scenario 3 (Article ID 138)
Players Outcome Player A declares mah jongg in error Player A stops playing. Player B and Player C throw in their hands in without verifying the winning hand Player B and Player C stop playing. Player D has the only
Mah Jongg In Error and The Winning Tile is Wanted by Another Player (Article ID 51)
If a player claims a discard for mah jongg and the player’s mah jongg was in error, the claimed discard remains with that player’s dead hand and cannot be reclaimed or called by another player.
Mah Jongg In Error with a Verbal Declaration of Mah Jongg and no Exposures (Article ID 52)
If a player declares mah jongg but has not exposed any of their tiles, they may change their minds and continue playing without penalty.
Mah Jongg In Error with a Tossed in Hand That Destroyed the Wall Scenario 4 (Article ID 54)
Players should verify a winner’s mah jongg before throwing in their hands. If the mah jongg was not verified, and a player throws in their hand and breaks the wall, they are responsible for stopping the game.
Mah Jongg In Error with a Partial Exposure (Article ID 55)
If a player picks a tile from the wall, declares mah jongg, and starts to expose his tiles only to find out he did not have mah jongg, their hand would be considered dead.