Level 3 - Intermediate
Every mahjong game needs at least 1 of this player or better to proceed smoothly. He or she will be the provider of knowledge for the beginners and novices. An intermediate player is able to apply his knowledge of the game and gain an upper hand over beginners and novices most of the time. He is the kind of player who may insists on at least 1 fold (some even 2 folds) to game as such his presence may not be welcomed by novice and beginners but his knowledge is valuable to their further education in mahjong. Mahjong can be fun when intermediate players play against others with equal or lower skill level but it can be frustrating too if they pit themselves against better players.

Knowledge: Their knowledge of Mahjong includes the more obscure rules such as the game ends with 15 tiles undrawn and in what situations you have to "Bao" a player when you lose. They know many different game sets including high end sets like "Da San Yuan", "Si Xi" and even "Jiu Zhi Lian Huan".

Skill: Intermediate players start to look beyond luck and develop the probabilistic aspect of their game now. They know that having 6 and 8 bamboo is better than 8 and 9 bamboo. They are learning how to change their tiles to increase their chances of winning. Some might practice simple tricks like discarding 1 and 9 tiles first to reduce chances of losing. They start to read the tiles on the table for the purpose of calculating probabilities too. They are able to change their game strategies when it is obvious that they have little chance to overpower a player with a better suit of tiles.

Playing Stlye: Individualistic style. An intermediate player may have a few tricks in his sleeve but his style of playing revolves around his own tiles. He tries to increase his chances of winning and perhaps tries to hard to win big. Similarly, they may apply their probabilistic approach to reduce their chances of losing. Their style becomes very predictable to the expert's eyes even though they may seem like experts to others.

Self assessment: Your believe in Mahjong shifted from luck to probability and it seems to you that you have already maximised your chances of winning. But some how, when you played against better players, you always seem to be at the losing end. Experts give you the nickname "cannon" or "pao shou" if you are reckless because you are likely to be responsible for throwing the losing tile.

Reaching this level: You need more mahjong experience for this level and on top of that, understanding some basic probability would help you in achieving this level quickly. This is the application of probability in Mahjong, a game of chance. Application level for revised Bloom's obviously.