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CHAPTER VII.

MELD AND REMAINING TILES

In melding a Pon, a player must meld the 3 tiles, placing them face upward to the right of his hand to show others. However, if a player picks up the 4th tile of the same kind, he can make a meld of 4 tiles. A meld of 4 of a kind is called a Kan (Kawn).

A player, who has a Pon in his hand, can pick up a discarded tile of the same kind by saying, "Kan" and melding the 4 tiles. The melding of a Kan makes one’s hand insufficient, and in order to remedy this defect one must pick an extra tile from the far end of the pile.

The game goes on until there are 14 tiles left. If there is no winner, that is, if none of the hands can Go Ont (leaving 14 tiles), the game is over and the Eldest Hand, or East, is changed.

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