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What is a consecutive run in American Mahjong?

Definition

Consecutive Run is the section of the card built from numbers in sequence, such as runs of four or five tiles climbing in one or more suits.

It is usually the most forgiving section for a deal with several neighbouring numbers, because a run can start from more than one place. Most beginners end up playing from it more than any other.

Read the full guide: How to Read the Mahjong Card: The Notation, Decoded.

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.