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Taking a tile for a Set

When anyone discards a tile you hold two of, you can take it to make a Set.

What this lesson teaches

When anyone discards a tile you hold two of, you can take it to make a Set.

  • A Set is three matching tiles.
  • Players discard in turn.

Takeaway: Hold a Pair? Any discard of that tile can make your Set.

Transcript

In Mahjong Island, when anyone discards a tile you have two of, you can take it to make a Set.

North discards an East Wind, and you're holding two already.

It doesn't matter whose turn it is. For a Set, any player's discard is fair game.

Take it, and the Set goes face up on the table. Then you discard, and play carries on.

Keep an eye on every discard, not just the player before you. Any of them can finish a Set.

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