Progression · internal preview
Deterministic local samples only — no persistence, no accounts. Gameplay truth still lives in the event ledger; these are learning telemetry events.
Identity · companion lens
You're learning the grammar of passes and pauses.
Taylor Rivers
Calm social strategist · favors flexible doubles
Learning level
Beginner
160 experience — reflective, not competitive
About 160 gentle XP until the next chapter — take the scenic route.
Next milestone horizon
Passes stay kind when you trade stories, not just tiles.
Sample progression events in this build: 5 · milestone guides defined: 5
Daily beginner invitation
Pause at the rim of the table and choose one quality you want to practice — steady breath, generous listening, or calm discards.
Coaching lens · Naming presence slows adrenaline so Charleston stays humane.
Beside the beginner path.
Telemetry note
XP accumulates from lesson completions, replays, trainers, clubs, and future daily completions — identity-first, never casino cadence.
Compare with profile shelf →Recognition
Acknowledgments here are quiet applause — never wagers, never scarcity.
Foundation
UnlockedYou let a single tile teach you — curiosity beats memorization.
Welcomes the nervous first touch and frames learning as humane.
Study
UnlockedYou studied hands with respect to paper tradition and your own pace.
Honors respect for the physical card without hype or scarcity language.
Foundation
On your pathYou understand passes as conversation, not combat.
Builds social safety before live-table tempo.
Finish a lesson that explicitly covers Charleston passes.
Presence
On your pathYou played a full guided table and listened for coaching, not scores.
Marks courage to sit through uncertainty with guidance.
Complete one guided game to the end of the teaching arc.
Reflection
UnlockedYou returned to a hand to understand rhythm, not to regret a discard.
Reframes review as self-compassion, not self-judgment.
Study
UnlockedYou practiced keeping options open without clinging to one line.
Celebrates adaptive thinking over brittle optimization.
Community
UnlockedYou said yes to presence — online or in a living room.
Anchors identity in belonging, not leaderboards.
Community
UnlockedYou introduced yourself to a club or circle with warmth.
Rewards gentle outreach and reciprocity.
Beginner path
Completed
Welcome to American Mahjong
Understand table rhythm, why the card matters, and how guided sessions reduce overwhelm.
Completed
Learn the Tiles
Dots, bams, craks, winds, dragons, flowers, and jokers — what each signals tactically.
Next soft focus
Understand the Card
Translate printed patterns into concealed vs exposed strategies without memorizing everything.
Coming later
Charleston Basics
Keep flexibility through passes while quietly steering toward viable families.
Coming later
Your First Guided Hand
Play one short hand with a little extra explanation beside you.
Coming later
Jokers and Exposures
Know when jokers amplify value versus trap your concealed flexibility.
Coming later
Beginner Defense
Read discards empathetically — slow opponents without guessing wildly.
Coming later
Play With Friends
Create a table and invite three friends. It is the same game.
Learning milestones
ritual · Honored
Open the hand with grace
Tiles stop feeling foreign when naming becomes a ritual.
tempo · Ahead
Charleston with breathing room
Passes stay kind when you trade stories, not just tiles.
presence · Ahead
Finish a guided table
Showing up for a full arc matters more than any single discard.
community · Ahead
Say hello to a circle
Community begins with a warm introduction, not a ranking.
reflection · Ahead
Hold strategy without tightening
Flexibility is sophistication — you keep options like a host keeps snacks.
