Charleston Pitfalls — What Not to Pass
tips
Passing too many honors
Beginners pass winds and dragons blindly, leaving scattered honors that do not match the year card:
Charleston — weak pass
East
South
West
North
Green
White
Red
1 Man
9 Man
1 Pin
9 Pin
1 Sou
9 Sou
Keep structured tiles
Keep simple runs and useful pairs when possible:
Charleston — keep pairs
234 Man
567 Pin
White pair
South
West
North
8 Sou
9 Sou
Hand A
Charleston — weak pass
East
South
West
North
Green
White
Red
1 Man
9 Man
1 Pin
9 Pin
1 Sou
9 Sou
Hand B
Charleston — keep pairs
234 Man
567 Pin
White pair
South
West
North
8 Sou
9 Sou
Read the full Charleston flow in our American NMJL basics rule guide.
Practice with the side-by-side comparison above — then open a hand in the generator.