Official card use and study notes
Safe for public lesson pages because it teaches how to study and care for official cards without copying hand lists, value grids, or protected wording.
Knowledge Topic
Official Card Basics
Explain why American Mahjong uses an official annual card and how beginners should keep exact hands and values on that card.
This topic teaches the role of the official card while keeping exact annual hands, values, and protected wording in official materials.
Card ReadingRule version: generalReadycard-specificRisk: highReview: approved
Practice Ideas
- Use an official card beside you and point to where you would check exact details privately.
- Explain the difference between learning how to read a card and copying what the card says.
- Ask which questions require the official card instead of a public lesson page.
Source Notes
2026 rules practice boundary
No full annual card text, hand list, scoring table, or protected pattern wording is published from this source.