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Question. which I read M.B., Must there be seven pairs of tiles in the Dead Wall throughout the game? For instance: if the two loowe tiles are drawn by reason of two "Kouge'" belng declared, must il| an addition of two tiles be taken ll | from the Live Wall and added to the i| Dead Wall eo that seven pairs 'are always in the latter? AfBwer. ll Cut Softwood Slabs ...... . ... ..$3.50 per load il Cut Hardwood Slabs ..... ... $4.00 per load | Split Pea Coal .........r-....... .$10.00 per ton | While it 1asts. Just the fuel for this time of the year, 272 Bagot Street 'Phone 542. Carpets Clegned ll The original Dead Wall is the first i | fourteen tiles to the right of the break in the wall. If no Kongs are declared in the course of the game, and the game is a draw--the Dead VACUUM Hyalop Bros, Bicycles Prices from $35.00 to $48.00 li] Wall will be just those fourteen li | tiles. But if Kongs are declared, and i | you wieh to keep the Dead Wall sep- il | arated from the live tiles through- || out the game you must add ome ll| pair of tfles to the Dead Wall for || each Kong as declared. The Chinese arrive at exactly the || same result but without bothering to add pairs of tiles for each Kong i as declared. When the number of live tiles is getting low, they look = 'around the table, and for each ex- posed Kong they add one pair of 3 | tiles. Note that an odd tile does not "There is "m0 place like Home' w=and home comforts are few when travel- ling. But in Toron! you can enjoy them at the . TORONTO Opposite the New Union Statient There is a restful and homelike fo er iy It is noted for comfort and , umexcelied cuisine. ik Amaricat shi Eutypens MODERATE CHARGES Write us for booklet and rated, count in this arrangement. For in- | | stance: If three Kongs have been | | exposed, three loose tiles would have || been drawn so the dead wall would || start with an odd Joose tile. | | making off the dead wall, you would In ignore that odd tile, and count sev- D pairs as the basic dead wall, and wall in that partioular hand 21 : 14 6 1-21), -- Answer, If your hand ds complete all but one tile to make up your necessary | M. R., In breaking the wall, sup- pose East Wind gets 10. The South Wall then fs to be broken. Now if South gets 9--this makes 19, so the 19th pair of tiles is the break. South Wail having only 17 paire, should he continue counting on two pairs into the Bast Wall, or should he start over again on his own wall? Answer, In the erample you submit, South would count to the end of this wall, and would then count on into East's Wall to reach the required number. Question. Certain Mah Jongg sets have dice on which the "4" is printed in red, and where the "one" usually is, there ds just a blank. 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