1 .Each player rolls the dice; the player with the highest score becomes the "chief. "
2. The "chief" rolls again to decide who will start the game. Counting him/herself as”1”and the player to his/her right as "2,”he/she continues counting in a counter-clockwise direction until he/she hits the number rolled on the dice. That person will be the first person to pick up tiles from the wall, and the person to begin play (called Player 1)
3. Player 1 will always pick tiles from the wall in front of him/her. Helshe will throw the dice again and add this number to the number the chief rolled. The combined number of the two rolls will determine where in the wall the player will begin picking up pieces. For example, if they have a combined number of 12, he/ she will count the 12th stack of tiles, counting from the right to left (you always count from right to left) (4). He/she will begin to draw after the 12th stack.
4. Tiles are drawn in a CLOCKWISE direction around the communal wall of tiles. Player 1 takes two stacks (four tiles). Then the player to his right (Player 2) draws the next two stacks. Then the player to his/her right (Player 3) draws two stacks, and finally Player 4 .
5. Players draw tiles three times (three sets of 4) . The fourth time the players draw, they all draw only one tile. Then Player 1 picks up one more .
6. Each player should now have 13 tiles (except for Player 1，who should have 14). Tiles should be placed in front of the player as in the picture .
Tip: These complex rules for picking up tiles simply ensure that the person who starts the game is chosen fairly, and that the tiles are drawn at random. These rules ensure the game is fair.
