Mahjong Night RSVP Website: Tables of Four, Sets, and Skill

A mahjong night breaks when you have eleven players for tables that only seat four, two copies of the same set and a third table with none, or a beginner seated at a table that already agreed to play for money. The host's limit is sets, chairs, and the pace of one round. A maybe does not deal a hand.

YoucancreateamahjongnightRSVPthatfillstablesoffour,recordswhoisbringingaset,andstopswhenthelastseatistaken.

Countseatsinfours,notininvitations

Beforeyousendthelink,countthesetsyouactuallyhaveandthetablesthatcanholdone.Onesetandfourchairsisonetable.Acardtablethatwobbles,oradiningtableyoualsoneedforfood,isnotasparetable.Writedownhowmanyroundsyouwillplayandwhattimeyouwillstop,becauseafourthtablemakesthenightlongerifyouaretheonlypersonwhoknowstheruleswellenoughtoanswerquestions.

Setacapacitylimitinmultiplesoffour.Whenyouareone,two,orthreeshortofthenexttable,saysoonthepage.Donotseatthreeandcallitatable.Ifyouusearotatingsubsoeverytablestaysatfour,thatpersonneedstoknowtheyarethesub,notafifthchairpulleduptoawall.Rulesetsdiffer.Saywhichcardyouareplaying,andnameitinfull,sonobodyarrivesreadyforadifferentgamewithadifferentCharlestonornoCharlestonatall.

Ifyouwillonlyopenanothertablewhenafourthyesarrivesbeforeaclocktime,printthattime.Anameaddedafteryouhavedealtthefirsthandisawatcher,unlessyouplannedabreaktoreseat.Watchingisarealanswer.Itisnotaseat.

Skill,stakes,andwhobringstheset

Askeachpersontopickonerole:

Askwhethersomeonehasplayedthisrulesetbefore,wantsashortlessonbeforethefirsthand,orwantsatableofexperiencedplayers.Putthelessonontheclock.Atwenty-minuteteachatonetableisnotthesamenightasfourtablesstartingtogether.Ifyouareplayingforpointsonly,saythat.Ifyouareplayingformoney,saytheamountinplainnumbersanddonothideitinagrouptextafterpeoplehavealreadysaidyes.Aplayerwhodoesnotwantstakesneedsatablethatisnotplayingformoney,oraclearnobeforetheydriveover.

Askwhocanbringaset,acard,andatablecover,andwhoneedsone.Twopeoplebringingthesamesetyoualreadyowndoesnotopenatable.Amissingsetdoes.Nametheownerontheformsothesetgoeshomewiththepersonwhobroughtit.Ifyouarelendingaset,saywhetherracksandpushersareincluded.Atablewithoutrackscanstillplay,butonlyiftheplayersknowthatbeforetheysitdown.

Ifsomeoneneedsaparticularchair,afirmerseat,oraspotawayfromaloudspeaker,collectthatasaseatingnotebeforeyouassignEast.Youcannotfixabadchairinthemiddleofahandwithoutstoppingthetable.AssignseatsonpaperbeforepeoplearrivesoyouarenotnegotiatingNorthandWestwhilethetilesareout.

Askforanarrivalwindow.Aplayerwhowalksinafterthedealhasmissedthelessonandholdsupthreepeople.Printthestartofplayinclocktime,andsaywhetherfoodisbeforethefirsthandorbetweenrounds.Foodonthetableandtilesonthetabledonotshareasurface.Aplayerwhoiseatingandapartnerwhoonlycametodropthemoffaredifferentlines.Thepartnerdoesnotcountasaseat.

TieyourRSVPdeadlinetothemomentyouassigntables.Afterthat,alateyesisacallaboutacancellation,notapromise.Keepsubsoffthetablecarduntilyouwriteback.Exportthelistthedayyoulock:playingorwatching,rule-setexperience,setbroughtorneeded,seatingnote,arrival,phone.AmahjongnightRSVPisfinishedwheneverytablehasfourplayers,everytablehasaset,andyouarenotrebuildingthedrawafterthefirstwallisbuilt.