40 North Shore Towers Courier n November 2016 ERRONEOUS EXPOSURE I’ve been receiving several questions about Exposures that have been challenged and found to be incorrect—particularly if the Exposure contains Jokers. What happens to the Jokers? Are they available to be exchanged or not? The answer is sometimes Yes and sometimes No. “Timing is everything”— an old cliché but still relevant, especially in Mahj—an essential element, if you want to capture someone’s exposed Jokers! The answer is “Yes” if the Exposure containing a Joker is made before a subsequent Exposure is challenged and found to be erroneous. An example: Let’s say a player has made an Exposure of a Pung of 2s with a Joker. Then she makes an Exposure of a Pung of 3s with a Joker. Her second Exposure is incorrect because there is no Exposed hand on the card that requires a Pung of 2s and a Pung of 3s. Her Exposure has to be challenged and she must return the incorrect Exposure to the rack and the Joker and hand is “dead”. However the Pung of 2s with a Joker is “exchangeable.” When an incorrect Mah Jongg is declared, the answer is again “Yes” and “No”—depending upon whether the Exposures are made before the challenge to a declaration of “Mahj” or after. “Yes” if the Exposures are made before the incorrect Mahj is declared. The Jokers are “exchangeable.” “No”—if the Jokers are exposed after the declaration of an incorrect Mahj hand. They are not exchangeable. Only the incorrect Exposures and their Jokers must be returned to the rack and the hand declared “Dead.” If no Exposures have been made and an incorrect Mahj hand containing Jokers is challenged, the answer again is “No.” The whole hand must be returned to the rack and the hand is declared “Dead.” An order to “Play Dead” might result in a treat for Fido, but will, no doubt, result in a penalty for the mistaken Mahj player. AMERICAN til next time... may the tiles be with you! Reprinted courtesy of the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles and Elaine Sandberg. Elaine is a mah-jongg instructor, who has taught the game for Holland American Cruise Lines and at American Jewish University, and the author of “A Beginner’s Guide to American Mah Jongg: How to Play the Game and Win” (Tuttle, $14.95). Along with world class medical facilities, top universities, trees, lawns and spacious housing, Long Island is home to Broadwaystyle entertainment venues. My cultural favorite is the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Greenvale. Now in its thirtysixth season, the center shows no hint of slowing down, but is stronger and constantly coming up with new and exciting programs, featuring some of the world’s greatest performers. Just last weekend we took a no hassle 35-minute drive and parked in the spacious, no-charge lot at Tilles, where we saw Ted Sperling’s “Broadway Romance,” by the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning music director/conductor/pianist, whose credits include “Fiddler on the Roof,” “The King and I,” “South Pacific,” “Guys and Dolls,” and so many more. This love letter to the Great White Way starred Broadway’s award-winning Laura Osnes (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” “Anything Goes,” “South Pacific”) and Tony-nominated Santino Fontana (“Billy Elliot,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Disney’s Frozen), and featured the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. It doesn’t get any better! Coming up at the Tilles is the 50th anniversary tour of the Twyla Tharp Dance group, the Warsaw Philharmonic and the China Philharmonic. How could anyone pass up these programs? And now that the holidays will soon be upon us is there a better gift than a pair or more tickets to any of these great events. In addition, during the month of December “A Christmas Carol” will be performed. The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is one of those great places that enhances the quality of life on Long Island. The Arts are as important as air to its denizens. Make Tilles a regular source of entertainment for your family. Check the website tillescenter.org and then call the box office 5l6-299-3100. ARTS BEAT by Roberta Graff
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