Mahjong School American · NMJL Standard
Training & Practice

Discards Reader

Before you can defend, you have to read. This drill hands you one player's discards and asks what they are likely collecting — or avoiding. It builds the habit that separates a decent player from a dangerous one, using only plain American-mahjong observation. No card, no sign-up.

One worked example — read this before you start

A player throws, in order, 1-crak, 3-crak, 5-crak, 7-crak and 9-crak. They kept every even crak they drew.

That player's discards
  1. Read the gaps, not the keeps. Throwing every odd crak is a statement that odd craks have no place in this hand. The evens may or may not be wanted — but the odds are out.
  2. Don't over-read a keep. "They threw the odds, so they must want the evens" is a leap. The honest read is narrower: odd craks are unwanted. Everything else waits for more evidence.
  3. Use it on defense. If you later hold an odd crak, it is a relaxed throw against this player. The even craks stay on your no-throw list until proven otherwise.

The lesson: a discard tells you what a player is not doing far more reliably than what they are. Start every read from the negatives.

Question 1 / 14 Score: 0 / 0
Weights your weak spots — missed reads keep coming back.

Their exposures (if any)
Their discards