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Winning & Mah Jongg
Declaring Mah Jongg
The moment a player completes a valid hand, they announce "Mah Jongg" to stop play immediately — winning by self-pick or by calling the final tile from a discard.
Once declared, no more tiles are drawn or discarded. Play pauses so the winning hand can be laid out and checked before scoring.
Example
A player who draws their final needed tile calls "Mah Jongg" right away, rather than waiting for their turn to officially end.