This hand wants two pungs of flowers? Really?
Yes, really.
Do you put down 3 flowers at one time and another 3 at another turn? Or do you put all 6 down at one time?
The League clearly intends those to be two pungs of flowers (not a sextet), since they are separated by a kong of numbers.
If I call a discarded flower to make a flower pung, and I have a complete flower pung in the hand, can I expose both pungs at once?
No! Why on earth would you want to do that?
Is there a penalty if I do expose two pungs at once?
No, but still. There's no benefit. No reason to do it.
But I would have to have six flowers!
Yes, isn't that interesting. There are eight flowers in the deck, after all, and you can use jokers.
What if somebody exposes the six flowers as one group, a sextet?
That's clearly illegal, since there is no sextet on the 2022 card. There is a penalty for a not-on-this-card exposure - the player is dead.
Just seems weird to have two pungs of flowers.
That's your opinion. See also Any Like #1 and Consec #2 (two other hands with twin flower pungs)
Can I use other even numbers besides twos and eights in this hand?
No. Read the parenthetical.
Do I have to use bams and craks since it's printed in green and red?
No. Read the parenthetical.
DDDDD NNNN 11111
(Any Dragon, Any Wind, Any No.)
(Quints #1)
22 444 6666 88888
(Any 1 Suit)
(Quints #2)
Do I have to use those numbers only?
Yes. It should be obvious that the League intends this to be a 2468 hand only. See FAQ 19-AJ.
1122
33333
33333 (Any 3 Suits, Any 3 Consec. Nos.)
(Quints #3)
CONSECUTIVE RUN
Can I use zeroes in Consecutive Runs? Like
000 1111
222 3333
or
777 8888
999 0000?
No. The only place on the card where you are permitted to use zero is where the card shows a numeral "0".
Read FAQ 19-BH.
11 22 333 444 5555
-or-
55 66 777 888 9999 (These Nos. Only)
(Consecutive Run #1)
Can I make this hand with different numbers, like 4-5-6-7-8?
No. Read the parenthetical: "These Nos. Only."
FFF
1111
FFF
2222
(Any 2 Suits in Any 2 Consec. Nos.)
(Consec #2)
FF 1111 2222 3333
-or-
FF
1111
2222
3333 (Any Run)
(Consecutive Run #3)
111 222 3333 4444 -or-
111 222
3333 4444
(Any Run)
(Consecutive Run #5)
After the (or) can that be 3 suits?
No. To the left of the -or-, it's one color (one suit). To the right of the -or-, it's two colors (two suits). The color-coding is saying that the hand can be made in either one or two suits.
111 2 333
111 2 333
(Any 2 Suits, Any 3 Consec. Nos.)
(Consecutive Run #8)
Must the second consecutive run be the same numbers as in the first consecutive run? For example can you have 111 2 333 444 5 6666
No, you can't. Read the parenthetical. It says "any 3 consec. nos." - not six. It must be the same three-number run, twice.
11 333 5555 777 99 -or-
11 333
5555
777 99 (Any 1 or 3 Suits)
(13579 #1)
It's just the odd numbers, I get that, but how about if I make it 11 3333 555 77 999 for example?
No, you can never mess with the size of the tile groupings on the card. The suits are flexible, and in Consecutive Runs the numbers are mostly flexible, but the tile grouping sizes are set in stone. Kongs shown on the card must always be kongs, pungs must always be pungs, pairs must most definitely always be pairs. 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.
1111 333 5555 DDD
- or -
5555 777 9999 DDD
(Any 1 Suit with Matching Dragons)
(13579 #5)
It does not say 'these nos only' in parenthesis so could I make 3333 555 7777 DDD?
No.
When there's no parenthetical, the card means what it says.
Read FAQ 19-AJ.
1111
NN E W SS
1111
(Any Like Odd or Even Nos.)
(Winds - Dragons #4)
NNN E W SSS
DDD
DDD
(Any 2 Dragons)
(Winds - Dragons #7)
Do the dragons have to be greens and reds?
They're not marked G and R, so they're any dragons. Oh, and then there's the parenthetical right there: it says "Any 2 Dragons".
3333 6666
999
999
(Any 3 Suits, Pungs 9s Only in Opp. Suits)
(369 #5)
11 33 55 77 99
11
11
(Odd Nos. in Any 1 Suit, Any Pairs of Like Odd Nos. in Opp. Suits)
(S&P #2)
FF
22 46 88
22 46 88
(Any 2 suits)
(S&P #2)
11 22 33 44 55 66 77
(Any 7 Consec. Nos.)
(S&P #4)
Do those seven pairs have to be same color(even though not stated) or can they just be consecutive ? Of different colors
The card's color-coding is explained on the back of the card.
Every player should read the back of the NMJL card
every year. There may be changes, and many frequently
asked questions are answered on the card.
Every player owes it to the other players to know
all these basic rules of the game.
It says right up top that 1 color means any 1 suit. So you have to use seven consecutive number pairs in one suit.
336
33669
336699
(Any 3 Suits)
(S&P #6)
That's a pung, a quint, and a sextet - so can I use a joker? And can I call for exposure?
No. There is no pung in the hand, and there is no quint, and there is no sextet. The terms "pung" and "quint" and "sextet" apply only to "like tiles" (like = identical). These "groupings" in S&P #5 are made up of singles and pairs. Look at the title of this section of the card. It's called "Singles and Pairs" because, well, it's all ... single tiles, and pairs of identical tiles.
I know you can’t use a joker with a pair but didn’t know if the 336699 classifies as a pair since it is a group of the three pairs.
No. Three pairs bunched together do not make a sextet.
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." Read FAQ 19E (click here). Also: every player should read everything on the NMJL card. Turn it over and look at the back. Look for the word "NEVER" (in all bold capital letters).
Can I call a discard if it's the tile I need to complete this hand for mah-jongg?
Yes.
Isn't there supposed to be a 2022 2022 2022 hand at the bottom right corner?
There's no rule such as what you're thinking there is. I don't know why it was moved to the 2022 section, not that that doesn't make sense.
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Can I use a joker in a 2022 since the tiles are bunched together like a kong?
If a 2022 is not a kong, why aren't there spaces between the digits?
Can I claim a discarded tile to expose a 2022?
Can I use a joker in a NEWS since the tiles are bunched together like a kong?
If a NEWS is not a kong, why aren't there spaces between the digits?
Can I claim a discarded tile to expose a NEWS?
What about 246 (as in 2468 #8)?
What about 1122 (as in Quints #3)?
What about 336 or
33669 or
336699
(as in S&P #6)?
Those red zeroes confuse me. Do I have to use Reds as zeroes?
No. Use soaps. The color of zeroes is meaningless, since zeroes can be used with any suit.
Only says ( 3 different suits. Doesn’t mention dragons)
It doesn't need to. Dragons are suited, as explained on the back of the card.
