Table and Wall

Explanation of the setup

4 players around a square table

4 walls of 36 tiles each

East as the starting point of the count

a break where taking tiles begins

Part	Meaning
East, South, West, North	fixed seating roles
Walls	each player builds `18` stacks of `2` tiles
Break	starting point for taking and replacement tiles
Flower or kong wall	part of the wall that remains available for replacement

This visual shows the 2 counting steps from the basic rule:

first the total of the roll points to the correct wall

then that same total determines where the break falls

From the break, the players take:

3 times, each player takes 4 tiles.

After that, each player has 12 tiles.

East then takes 2 tiles: the 1st and 3rd top tiles from the remaining part of the wall.

South, West, and North then each take 1 tile.

Result:

East has 14 tiles

South, West, and North have 13 tiles

The replacement tile always comes from the reserved part of the wall. That keeps the ordinary hand structure in order before actual turn play begins.

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