Play is basically a process of players picking up new tiles and discarding tiles they don't want until a player has a complete hand-and, thus, becomes the winner. You want tiles to make sets (see Step 4). For every go, a player picks up one tile, and discards one tile. All discarded tiles are placed face up it the center of the table.
Player 1 begins play by discarding one tile. Player 2 (to his/her right) will pick up a tile from the communal wall of tiles, or will chi (see Rule 1). He/she will then discard a tile to the center of the table. This can either be the tile he/she picked up, if it is not useful to his/her hand, or a tile from his/her hand. Players take turns in a counter-clockwise direction. Player 3 picks up a tile, either from the wall or by chi, and then discards a tile. Piay continues ntil a player gets a complete hand.
For every go, players must:
1) Pick up a tile: A tile from the wall OR chi (to complete a run); and
2) Discard a tile: The tile picked up from the wall OR a tile from the hand.
