Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1923, Page 36

HOW TO PLAY MAH-JONG Also Known as Pung-Chow BY L. L. HARR, of & “chow,” to the right of his hand and face up on the table. As completing a hand entirely by | For example: A player having a draw from the wall would be a diffi-| pair crrmthreal flV? ,fl' chd-rls-‘ar, leX- ol dasic dhe Diove o permit- Poses his set and discard, the play ¢ task, the plavers ave permit | oing “on In the regular direction ¢ use of any discard, a8!from him. It is not necessary for y have|it to be a player's turn to draw in in their | OTder to “pung.” as it is in the case of a “chow.” A player having a pair V—Procedure of Play—Part 3. csplained below in “Chow” | gimilar to the tile discarded, may an- |« nounce “pung” and appropriate the tile, regardless of who discarded it “ther with the |and of whose turn it is to draw. Also ‘0 Ly the player he- |After a player “pungs” and discards, left) would form a |the play goes on from him to the 1 of three, may, by | e " pick up the dis- it to the two in his hand | the three in sequence face | -t having two tiles the pla e player's n the wall. e must then Tn th hiand has e 5 of character which the player to his left discarded. ut his xequence, i. e., exposing it, discards Rimuelf, leaving 3 tiles in his hand. the play goes on in thegright. It will be seen that duc w‘ v “punging” one or even two players may lose thelr turn. The rules that apply to the “chow #nd “pung” are as foll Al punged” or | as they are discarded by | ver, for a tile once discarded and | rd prefer. The |alloved ' to membered in r may urn' of v tiles his left, and the other two with which he forms Juences can only be f three. Four or er may also ap- t his hand rd, thus four of a in the case OMETIMES the L) same cook does not get the same results successively. 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A a rule. has precedence over a “chi and if one player can pung the same discard that another player can chow, the former has the right This is more of a| g to_appropriate the t claimin 5. If a player can “pung’ a discard which will complete his hand, and another player can “pung” the same discard to complete a the former has the right to take e. 6. If two players “pung” the same discard to complete their hands, the | tion around the tal h | precedence is given to the player! dn 10 lowe thelr tu: play went on in the For Lease Furnished Naval Officer Leaving the City Will lease his beautifully furnished home in Massachusetts Avenue Heights, located on Garfield St., facing the Cathedral, 11 rooms, (6 sleeping rooms), 3 baths, break- fast and sleeping porches, 2-car garage, completely equipped laundry, large cellar, No-Kol heater, Frigidaire ice plant. Inspection by Appointment HEDGES & MIDDLETON, INC. 334 H Street N.R Ww. 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