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III. Ending the Game

A. Final Play

The game ends when:

1. One player goes out when she successfully plays all of her tiles when none remain to be drawn, or

2. There are six successive scores of zero resulting from passes, exchanges or challenges and the cumulative game score is not zero-zero.

3. There is no penalty for challenging the going-out play. However, if a lost tile is found before a last play is adjudicated, and that tile goes to the player being challenged, then the challenge may be rescinded.

See also: D.4. Finding the Missing Tile(s), D.13. End of the Game Underdrawing.

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