Sep 8, 2026 · 37 min · 12 segments
Tracy and Trent Painter join Jenn and Cathy to talk tablescapes, leather mats, themed parties, 3D-printed accessories, and turning a Mahjong hobby into a family business. They also share tournament…
Jennifer HohmanHost
Trent PainterGuest
Cathy HerringtonHost
Tracy PainterGuest
... okay, well my heard around the table was at, well, we were at a tournament and we were all talking about it, because the walls were dealt, um, and, you know, east throws out the first tile.

But instead of east throwing out the first tile, I guess the woman sitting south, she threw out the first tile.

It was south, 'cause she thought she was starting, and somebody called her dead, and then the table said, "No, no, no." And there was this big conversation about it, is she dead or not? The woman who threw out the first tile who was, should not have.

So what do you do in that instance? She just picked it back up and put it in her rack, and the, you know, table conferred about that.

Well, th- and that's an interesting too, 'cause what they say is when you're in the Charleston, you can't, your hand can't be called dead.

Now if we were in regular play and east had already started and she threw out a turn, her hand is dead.

And I, I think the other thing too is, well, I, we also ran into a situation at the, at this tournament this weekend, is where east...

... okay, well my heard around the table was at, well, we were at a tournament and we were all talking about it, because the walls were dealt, um, and, you know, east throws out the first tile.

But instead of east throwing out the first tile, I guess the woman sitting south, she threw out the first tile.

It was south, 'cause she thought she was starting, and somebody called her dead, and then the table said, "No, no, no." And there was this big conversation about it, is she dead or not? The woman who threw out the first tile who was, should not have.

So what do you do in that instance? She just picked it back up and put it in her rack, and the, you know, table conferred about that.

Well, th- and that's an interesting too, 'cause what they say is when you're in the Charleston, you can't, your hand can't be called dead.

Now if we were in regular play and east had already started and she threw out a turn, her hand is dead.

And I, I think the other thing too is, well, I, we also ran into a situation at the, at this tournament this weekend, is where east...
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