Mah-Jong - British Rules - Scoring - Non Winning Hands

Working out the Players’ Scores

Overview

Calculating the Basic Score

Paying the Other Players

Doubling for East Wind and the Limit

Example Payments

An Alternative Method of Paying

Non-Winning Hands

East Wind scores 8

Player is fishing (needs one tile for Mah-Jong).

2 2 4 0 0

Basic score: 8 No doubles.

Pair of dragons

Exposed

Minor pung

Concealed

Minor pung

Pair

Chow

Exposed

Minor pung

North Wind scores 24

2 2 2 2 4

Basic score: 12 Doubles: 1. Own flower.

(12 x 2)

Pair of dragons

Exposed

Minor pung

Exposed

Minor pung

Bonus tile

Exposed

Minor pung

South Wind scores 80

2 2 0 4 4 4 4

Basic score: 20 Doubles: 2. Holding a complete set of flowers.

Pair

(20 x 4)

Exposed

Minor pung

4 bonus tiles

Concealed

Major kong

West Wind scores 232

Prevailing wind is East. Player is fishing.

32 16 8 2

Basic score: 58 Doubles: 2. Kong of green dragons. Kong of red dragons.

Pair of prevailing wind

(58 x 4)

Concealed

Major pung

Exposed

Major kong

North Wind scores 416

Player is fishing to complete the special hand of The Thirteen Unique Wonders.

400 when fishing 4 4

Doubles: 1. Own flower (North Wind = 4)

Only applies to the points from the bonus tiles

400 + (8 x 2)

2 bonus tiles

Number of Doubles

Multiply by