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Volume 2026 April 30

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Crak the Card

Seven tips, freely given

An educator closes her trilogy on the 2026 card with strategy.

Tricia Conover published the third and final part of her Mahj Tile Talk series on April 30, offering seven strategy tips for the 2026 NMJL card.

Two are worth carrying to your next table. The 2026 section never uses 1s or 9s, so a player building toward that section can pass them early in the Charleston without regret. And jokers, she argues, are best treated like currency rather than spent on reflex.

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