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What is a bams in American Mahjong?

Definition

Bams are the suit of tiles numbered one to nine that show bamboo sticks, with the one bam usually drawn as a bird.

One of the three suits. The bird on the one bam catches out every beginner once.

Read the full guide: American Mahjong Tiles, Explained: All 152, Suit by Suit.

See it on real tiles: the coach reads any hand and names its direction, free, at the free read. Members get the coach on call for their own games.

More terms: Pung, Kong, Quint, Pair, Charleston, Blind pass, Courtesy pass, Joker.