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Jokers
Jokerless Hands
Some patterns on the NMJL card explicitly forbid Jokers anywhere in the hand, and are usually worth more points because they're harder to complete.
A Jokerless hand must be built entirely from natural tiles — no substitutions anywhere, exposed or concealed. Singles and Pairs categories are almost always Jokerless by design.
Example
If a hand's listing on the card doesn't allow Jokers, every matching set has to come from tiles you drew or were passed naturally.