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Consecutive Run: any numbers in a row

Thirteen hands, the section that fits the most racks, and the one to check before you give up on a deal.

The card · lesson 9 of 10

A consecutive run hand takes any numbers in a row: 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 6-7-8-9. Because you choose where the run starts, this section fits more racks than any other, and a deal that looks like nothing is often a run hand in disguise.

111 222 3333 4444

One or two suits, any four consecutive numbers, 25. All pungs and kongs, so every joker has a home.

That hand is the workhorse of the whole card. Two pungs and two kongs, any four numbers in a row, one suit or two, and jokers anywhere. A rack with a spread of middling numbers in two suits is usually closer to it than to anything else printed.

FFF 1111 234 5555

One or two suits, any five consecutive numbers. The three in the middle are singles.

FFF 11 22 333 DDDD

One or two suits, any three in a row, and the dragons match the middle number's suit.

1111 FFFFFF 2222

One suit, any two consecutive numbers, 30. Two kongs and six flowers, all of it joker-friendly.

1 22 333 1 22 333 44

Three suits, four consecutive numbers, concealed, 35. Five of its seven groups take no joker.

Tip

The two hands written with specific numbers, 11 222 33 444 5555 and its 5-to-9 twin, are these numbers only. Every other hand in the section lets you slide the run to fit what you hold. Read the small print under the line before you commit to a start number.

Free to read. Its 2 quick drills are part of Mahjee Pro in the app.