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MAHJ — Lesson 8

Scanning the Card

How to match your tiles to hands on the card

Goal: Quickly scan your tiles against the card and pick 2 to 3 candidate hands

Estimated time: 9–12 minutesNeedsLesson 7UnlocksLesson 9

Why it matters: Chasing the right two or three hands is the difference between a rack that comes together and one that never does.

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After the Charleston

The Charleston is done. You have your final 13 tiles, sorted on your rack. Now it's time to look at the card and figure out which hands you're going for.

This lesson teaches you a simple scanning method — a step-by-step way to match your tiles to hands on the card.