Questions we hear a lot

American. The tells are everywhere in our work: 152 tiles (19 stacks × 2 high, ×4 players), jokers, flowers, and the Charleston. A 17-stack wall or a no-joker set is Chinese — a different game with a different rhythm. We stick to the American table, except in clearly flagged comparison guides.

Because it is. In American sets the 1 Bam is always a perched bird on a bamboo stalk, never a single rod — it is the number-one insider tell. We draw it feather by feather for exactly that reason.

Never. The annual card is copyrighted and we respect that completely — no card hands, hand lists, or layouts appear on our merch or in our guides. Every notation string you see (like FF 0000 22 666) is invented to teach the conventions, not lifted from any card.

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