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Reading the table — practice drill

Defense is a habit, not a rulebook. Eight quick scenarios train your eye to read exposures, the discard pool, and the joker count — and to pick the discard that keeps you out of trouble.

How the drill works

Each round shows a table state and asks you to choose the safest (or most dangerous) discard. You get instant feedback tied to the same principles as our Defensive play lesson. No account, no backend — just reps.

Practice, not the rulebook

These are teaching scenarios built around real American-mahjong principles (eight jokers, no furiten, a discarded joker is dead). The actual call always comes down to the live table and the current NMJL card — read the table, don't trust table talk.

Round 1 / 8 Score: 0 / 0

Exposures on the table
Discard pile (so far)