
This hand is invalid if the wait is any type of combination wait (as in 1-2-3-4 waiting on the 1 and 4).

Going out on a single wait (finishing a head). Combinations which do not add to the variety of tiles are acceptable (such as 1-2-2-3-4, which is a combination of a closed wail and an edge wait, but only a 3 tile completes the hand). This hand is invalid when the closed wait is combined with other waits (for example, the combination wait 2-4-4-4 counts for neither Single Wait nor Closed Wait). Going out on a closed wait (for example, holding 2-4 and waiting on 3). Combinations which do not add to the variety of tiles are acceptable (such as 1-2-3-3, which is a combination of an edge wait and a single wait, but only a 3 tile completes the hand). This hand is invalid when the edge wait is combined with any other waits. Waiting for a 3 or 7 when holding 1-2 or 8-9, respectively. or Honor tiles scores 1 point.Ī Kong that was claimed from another player or promoted from a melded PungĪ hand that lacks tiles from one of the three suits (either Characters, Dots, or bamboos). * Another Two Terminal Chows ( 1,2,3-characters 7,8,9-characters ) are not counted because these chows have already been used.Įach Pung of 1. Mixed Double Chow ( 7,8,9-characters 7,8,9-bamboos ) - 1.Mixed Double Chow ( 1,2,3-characters 1,2,3-bamboos ) - 1.Two Terminal Chows ( 1,2,3-bamboos 7,8,9-bamboos ) - 1.Runs of 1-2-3 and 7-8-9 in the same suit. * The other Short Straight( 3,4,5-characters 6,7,8-characters ) is not counted because this chow has already been used Mixed Double Chow ( 6,7,8-characters 6,7,8-bamboos ) - 1.Mixed Double Chow ( 3,4,5-characters 3,4,5-bamboos ) - 1.Two Chows in the same suit that run consecutively after one another (ex: 3-4-5 + 6-7-8 of bamboos) Two runs, one in each of two suits, of the same numerical sequence. Two runs of the same suit and same numerical sequence. There are three suits, which run from one to nine. There are fairly standard rules about how a piece is drawn, how a piece is stolen from another player and melded, the use of simples (numbered tiles) and honors (winds and dragons), the kinds of melds, and the order of dealing and play.The basic Mahjong set has 136 pieces, which contains 36 distinct kinds of pieces (4 of each kind). In turn, players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the 14th drawn tile to form 4 groups (melds) and a pair (head). In most variations, each player begins by receiving 13 tiles. The game is played by 4 players with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although some regional variations use a different number of tiles. It was reintroduced after the Cultural Revolution ended in 1976. But mahjong is often played as a gambling game, so it was banned after 1949 in China. Researchers say that the game originated in the late 19th century in the provinces of Kiangsu, Anhwei and Chekiang (near Shanghai) and link the traditional rules of Mahjong to the popular game Mah-tiae (“Hanging Horse”) because the game uses a similar tile set.Īfter 1905, the game spread throughout China overtaking chess as the most popular game among Chinese citizens. Enthusiasts link the game to Confucius and his love of birds, but the oldest historical record ever found is dated in the 1880s. Mahjong is a tile game that originated in China and some people think that the game is 2,500 years old. However, most Mandarin-speaking Chinese now call the game májiàng 麻將. In Chinese, the game was originally called 麻雀 (pinyin: máquè)-meaning sparrow-which is still the name most commonly used in some southern Chinese varieties such as Cantonese and Min Nan, as well as in Japanese.

麻將 Mahjong is a game that originated in China.
