A game starts before anyone plays a tile. Here's what the setup looks like.
When you sit down, there's a setup phase before the first discard happens. Most new players are surprised by how structured this part is.
๐You deal yourself: F F 5B 5B 6B 6B 7B 7B J R S 1D. Strong Consecutive Run signal โ but don't lock in yet. Charleston might remove R and 1D for you anyway.
๐ What are you building toward? Classic hand patterns