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In this episode of Mahjong and Mics, the hosts shine the spotlight on the most coveted tile in American Mahjong: the joker! Love it or loathe it, the joker adds strategy, suspense, and a whole lot of fun to the table—and today, we're diving into its rules, various graphics, and all the ways players use it.

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