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June 19, 2011 | 1:19 pm
THE ATOMIC HAND
Posted by Elaine Sandberg
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THE ATOMIC HAND
There hasn’t been a substantial change to mah jongg sets since 1964, when the League ruled that sets should contain 8 Jokers. Before that, 2 and then 4 Jokers were mandated in the early 60s and before that there were no “official” Jokers. Sets sometimes came with up to 22 Flowers, which could be used as Jokers. And it’s been almost 50 years that any substantial changes to the traditional card and its hands have been made. And actually, although the hands do “change” year to year, they still remain basically the same.
I have recently been made aware of something new—called “Atomic Hand” or “Nuclear Hand”. Sounds Explosive! It’s a hand that consists of Pairs—any Pairs. I confess, a friend, in passing, said her group was playing it and reported that lots of people are playing it and it was great fun. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to pursue the details. So I don’t know what the parameters, restrictions, its monetary value, etc. are. Does “Any Pairs” mean Dragons, Winds, Flowers, any Suits, etc. to make up an Atomic Hand?
So, if any of you are familiar with it or have seen it or have played it, please let me know what you know. I would be really grateful and would love to try it myself. Maybe, even the League might like to hear about it……
You can leave a “Comment” or email me at elasan@msn.com. And thanks!
Til the next time…
MAY THE TILES BE WITH YOU!
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My group plays with an Atomic Hand- You must not have a Joker or a Flower at the onset and no one can pass you a Joker, Flower or a pair in the Charleston. If you pick either a Joker or a Flower, you are OFF and must play a regular hand. We play that you can have pairs or triples and you can call a tile for a triple. Winds can be used. If you do triples, only one set can be a pair.
If you make a triple exposure and you pick a Joker or Flower, you must find another hand to play. If there is no open hand, you are Dead. If you get an Atomic Mah Jongg it is worth 50. If you are bet on,or pick it yourself, it doubles.
We play atomic similar to Alyce above however, the player must declare they are atomic before the onset of the charleston. They place a die on their rack so we all know. Only dif from Alyce is we don’t let the atomic player call for anything but the last tile, even if they play triples. We play that an atomic win is $1.00.
We play similar to Heather. However, we ‘voted’ whether you had to declare atomic. In one game I play in, we voted ‘yes’ had to declare.. the other game I play in, voted that you do not. Ffor us Atomic is worth like all other Singles and Pairs. Worth .50. If you pick your own winning tile, then you receive a $1.00 from everyone.