Classic Taiwanese
Classic 16-tile Taiwanese Mahjong rules with traditional tai values
Base & Winning
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Pick | Win by drawing from wall (自摸) | 1 |
| Concealed Hand | Win on discard with no open melds (門清) | 1 |
| Concealed Self-Pick | Self-pick with no open melds (門清自摸) | 3 |
| Closing | Won after declaring tenpai (closing) | 1 |
| Chicken Hand | Hand worth only base — bonus for 0-tai win | 0 |
Waiting Types
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Single Wait | Waiting for one specific tile to complete pair (獨聽) | 1 |
| Edge Wait | Waiting on end of sequence: 3 in 1-2-? or 7 in ?-8-9 (邊張) | 1 |
| Closed Wait | Waiting for middle tile of sequence (嵌張) | 1 |
Flowers
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Flower | Flower matching player's seat (正花) | 1 |
| No Flowers | No flower tiles (無花) | 1 |
| Flower Gong | Complete set of 4 seasons or 4 blossoms (花槓) | 2 |
| Eight Flowers | All 8 flower/season tiles — instant win (八仙過海) | 8 |
Honor Tiles
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| No Honors | No wind or dragon tiles (無字) | 1 |
Dragons
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Pong | Triplet/quad of any dragon (三元牌) | 1 |
| Little Dragons | Two dragon pongs + dragon pair (小三元) | 4 |
| Big Dragons | Three dragon pongs (大三元) | 8 |
Winds
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Wind Pong | Triplet matching own seat wind (門風) | 1 |
| Round Wind Pong | Triplet matching round wind (圈風) | 1 |
| Wind Pong | Triplet/quad of any wind | 1 |
| Little 4 Winds | Three wind pongs + wind pair (小四喜) | 8 |
| Big 4 Winds | Four wind pongs (大四喜) | 16 |
Kong
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Open Gong | Open/melded gong (明槓) | 1 |
| Concealed Gong | Concealed gong (暗槓) | 2 |
Suit Hands
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Semi Pure Hand | One number suit + honors only (混一色) | 4 |
| Pure Suit Hand | One number suit only (清一色) | 8 |
| All Honors | Only wind and dragon tiles (字一色) | 16 |
Pong Hands
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| All Pong Hand | All melds are pongs/gongs (碰碰胡) | 4 |
| 3 Concealed Pongs | Three concealed pongs/gongs (三暗刻) | 2 |
| 4 Concealed Pongs | Four concealed pongs/gongs (四暗刻) | 5 |
| 5 Concealed Pongs | Five concealed pongs/gongs (五暗刻) | 8 |
Sheung Hands
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| All Sheung Hand | All melds are sequences (平胡) | 2 |
Situational
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Seabed Hand | Win on last tile from wall (海底撈月) | 1 |
| Last Discard | Win from the very last discard (海底撈魚) | 1 |
| After Gong | Win on replacement tile after gong (槓上開花) | 1 |
| Rob the Gong | Win by robbing a gong (搶槓) | 1 |
| Heavenly Hand | Dealer dealt a complete hand (天胡) | 24 |
| Earthly Hand | Non-dealer wins on first draw/discard (地胡) | 16 |
Special Hands
| Pattern | Meaning | Tai |
|---|---|---|
| Nico Nico | 7 pairs + 1 triplet = 8.5 pairs (七對半) | 30 |