A Turn: Pick, Decide, Discard

Once the Charleston is done, real play begins, and it settles into a simple, satisfying rhythm. On your turn you do three things: draw a tile, decide what to do with it, and discard.

Draw, decide, discard

Draw the next tile from the wall — players call this “picking” — and ask a simple question: does this help my hand? If it does, keep it and set aside a tile you no longer need. If it doesn’t, you’ll usually discard the tile you just drew. Either way you end your turn with the right count.

Discard one tile face-up in the center and say its name out loud and clearly — for example, “four Bam.” Then play passes to the next person. Naming your discard matters, because that tile is now available for someone else to claim.