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What is a charleston stop in American Mahjong?

Definition

A Charleston stop is one player declining the optional second Charleston, which any single player may do before its first tile is passed; the first Charleston can never be stopped.

Say it once, clearly, in the gap between the two rounds. The courtesy pass across the table is still available after a stop. Players stop because their hand is settled, or so that a stop does not always mean a made hand.

Read the full guide: Stopping the Charleston: Who Can Say Stop, When, and Whether You Should.

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.