Remove the flower tiles from the set Tip: Do not remove the 1 bamboo (the bird) by mistake-they look similar]. Place all the tiles in the center of the table and mix them up. The tiles do not need to be face down at this stage. Each player should build a "wall" of tiles. The wall should be two tiles high and 17 tiles long. The tiles should be face down on the table . The four walls should be placed in a square . This square wall of tiles is the "communal deck, “from which the players will draw their hands and pick up tiles during the game.
