Picking
Picking means taking the next tile off the wall when your turn comes. You add it to your hand and discard one tile, unless you called a discard instead.
Definition
Picking (also called drawing) is taking the next tile from the wall at the start of your turn. After picking, you add the tile to your hand, decide whether it helps, and then discard one tile you don't need. Picking is the usual way play moves around the table.
How It Works in Gameplay
On each turn, you pick one tile from the wall, unless you called another player's discard, which takes the place of your pick. Check whether the new tile fits the hand you're building on the NMJL card. If it does, keep it and discard a less useful tile. If it doesn't, you can discard it right away. As the wall shrinks, each pick matters more because fewer tiles remain.
Example
It's your turn. You reach to the wall and pick a 5 Bam. You're building a hand that needs 5 Bams, so you slot it in next to your other Bams and discard a Flower you've been holding. Play passes to the next player.
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