Finishing the Game
The game is normally finished by someone declaring Mah-Jong, usually by forming 4 sets and a pair. This always involves retaining the last tile claimed or picked up from the wall.
After Mah-Jong has been declared each player places his hand on the table. The tiles of exposed pungs are all set face-up. A concealed pung has the middle tile turned face-down.
An exposed kong has one of the end tiles turned face down, and a concealed one has the two end tiles turned face-down.
Scoring then begins. The winner is scored first and everyone pays him. The other players’ scores are then worked out and payment is made based on the difference between their scores.
Concealed pung
Concealed kong
Kong box
Live wall
Example of the end of a game
East Wind has gone Mah-Jong.
South Wind is fishing - he’s one tile away from a special hand called The Wriggling Snake.
Exposed pung
Exposed kong
