1. Signifies starting dealer. It is placed on the table to the right of the starting dealer, and left there for the remainder of the game. This tells players where the first of the 8 mahjong hands began.
2. Indicates East or South round (round 1 or round 2--each round consists of 4 hands).
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2. The Dice
Two six-sided dice are used to determine the starting dealer, and determine the Break in the Wall. The Break is the spot from which players begin taking tiles each round.
