Taiwanese scoring
Every pattern, and what it is worth
Every tai in Taiwanese 16-tile mahjong, shown in tiles. The defaults are what most Taiwanese tables and the big apps play; where a big app or many tables play a line differently, one line under it says so. Every value on this page comes from the game engine.
Each value is what that line adds; Taiwanese tai simply add up, with no cap. What we checked, and where sources differ.
How a payment works
Base plus tai times the unit. At a base of 100 and 20 a tai, a 5-tai hand costs a plain payer 100 + 5 × 20 = 200.
Self-draw: three pay. Discard: one pays.
The dealer’s tai (1) and the streak tai (2N) count only between the dealer and the player paying.
No minimum
A hand with no tai still wins the base. Big hands add to the other lines, a few exceptions aside, with no cap.
Basics
E東…Dealer莊家Every payment between the dealer and another player carries 1 extra tai. Payments between two non-dealers carry none.1taiper payment the dealer is part ofE東E東…Dealer streak連N拉NN is the number of hands in a row this dealer has kept the deal, by the dealer winning or a drawn hand. A streak of 2 is 4 tai, 5 with the dealer tai.Also played: the streak without its bonus, N instead of 2N (an option at MJOnline).2Ntaion the same payments as the dealer tai1一萬2二萬3三萬5五萬6六萬…Concealed hand門清No chow, pung, exposed or added kong; a concealed kong is fine. On a discard win it scores 1; on a self-draw it becomes Concealed self-draw.1tai345…Self-draw自摸You drew the winning tile yourself, from the wall or a replacement: 1 tai. A concealed hand usually scores Concealed self-draw instead.1tai4四萬5五萬6六萬…Concealed self-draw門清自摸A concealed hand that self-draws scores 3 on one line: Concealed hand 1, Self-draw 1 and Unaided 1. Players sum it up as “concealed and drawn makes three”.3tai4四萬5五萬6六萬…Unaided不求When a concealed hand that declared Heavenly or Earthly ready self-draws, Concealed hand is already part of the ready bonus, so it scores Self-draw 1 plus Unaided 1 instead of Concealed self-draw.Also played: a declared hand that self-draws adds Self-draw only, without Unaided, at some tables.1tai
Winds and dragons
E東E東E東…Round wind圈風A pung or kong of the round wind: 1 tai. In the East round an East pung scores for anyone.1taiS南S南S南…Seat wind門風A pung or kong of your own seat wind: 1 tai. The dice decide seat winds: the player whose wall is opened is East, who is not always the dealer.1tai中中中…Dragon pung三元台A pung or kong of the red, green or white dragon, 1 per set.1taiper set
Flowers
…Own flower正花A flower whose number matches your seat, 1 per tile: East 1, South 2, West 3, North 4.Also played: the bamboo numbered 3 and the mum 4 (Star31 and many tables); every flower in this app carries its number.1taiper tile…Flower set花槓All four plants or all four seasons: 2 tai, in place of that series' own flower. The other series' own flower still counts.Also played: 2 on top of the own flower, 3 for the series, at some tables.2taiper series of four
How you won
1一萬2二萬3三萬…Edge wait邊張The hand waited on one tile kind only, an edge wait: 1-2 waiting on 3, or 8-9 waiting on 7. 1 tai.1tai1一萬2二萬3三萬…Closed wait中洞One wait only, for the middle tile: 4-6 waiting on 5. 1 tai.1tai99…Pair wait單吊One wait only, for the second tile of your pair. 1 tai.1tai1一萬2二萬3三萬…Single wait獨聽One wait only, of another shape: for example a two-sided wait whose other end you already hold all four of. 1 tai.1tai4四萬4四萬4四萬…Robbing a kong搶槓You win on the tile another player adds to an exposed pung: 1 tai. It counts as their discard, so they pay alone and there is no Self-draw.1tai8888…Win on a replacement槓上開花You self-draw on the replacement tile after a kong or a flower: 1 tai, plus Self-draw.1tai5…Last-tile self-draw海底撈月You self-draw the last drawable tile: 1 tai, plus Self-draw.1tai4四萬…Last-discard win河底撈魚You win on the discard made after the last drawable tile: 1 tai.Also played: not scored at all on Gamesofa or Star31.1tai99…All melded全求人All five sets claimed, one tile left in hand, won on a discard: 2 tai. No Pair wait on top.2tai99…All melded, self-drawn半求人As All melded, but self-drawn: 1 tai, plus Self-draw.1tai
Hand shapes
4四萬5五萬6六萬23…All chows平胡Five chows and a pair of suited tiles, no honours, no flowers, won on a discard with a two-sided wait: 2 tai. Concealed hand adds on top.2tai5五萬5五萬5五萬77…Three concealed pungs三暗刻Three pungs you drew yourself, concealed kongs included: 2 tai. A pung finished by another player's discard is not concealed.2tai77722…Four concealed pungs四暗刻Four concealed pungs: 5 tai, in place of Three concealed pungs.5tai1119九萬9九萬…Five concealed pungs五暗刻Five concealed pungs: 8 tai, in place of Four concealed pungs.8tai2二萬2二萬2二萬77…All pungs碰碰胡Five pungs or kongs and a pair, no chows: 4 tai.4tai1一萬2二萬3三萬N北N北…Half flush混一色One suit plus honours: 4 tai.4tai12356…Full flush清一色One suit, no honours: 8 tai.8taiE東E東E東中中…All honours字一色Honours only: 16 tai, without All pungs on top.Also played: 8 on Gamesofa (神來也), Star31 and MJOnline.16tai
Big and special hands
中中中發發…Little three dragons小三元Two dragon pungs and a dragon pair: 4 tai, in place of Dragon pung.4tai中中中發發…Big three dragons大三元Pungs of all three dragons: 8 tai, in place of Dragon pung.8taiE東E東E東S南S南…Little four winds小四喜Three wind pungs and a wind pair: 8 tai. Round wind and Seat wind still add.Also played: no Round or Seat wind on top, at the NTU Cup and some home tables.8taiE東S南W西N北…Big four winds大四喜Pungs of all four winds: 16 tai, in place of Round wind and Seat wind.16tai34…Declared ready宣告聽牌You declare your ready hand: 1 tai. After that you may only discard the tile you draw.1tai5五萬6六萬…Earthly ready地聽Declared after your first draw: a non-dealer keeps the drawn tile and declares with that first discard; the dealer declares with the second discard. Nobody may have made a chow, pung or kong before it: 4 tai. It replaces Declared ready and Concealed hand.Also played: 8 at many home tables, often as Migi (咪幾): ready within the first few discards.4tai5五萬6六萬…Heavenly ready天聽Your dealt tiles are already ready and you declare with your first discard (a non-dealer throws the tile just drawn): 8 tai. It replaces Declared ready and Concealed hand.Also played: 16 at many home tables; Gamesofa does not play it.8tai4四萬…Human win人胡A non-dealer wins on a discard before their own first draw, with no chow, pung or exposed kong made before it: 16 tai.Also played: 8 where a win on any player’s first discard of the hand counts (Gamesofa, MJOnline).16taiS南…Earthly win地胡A non-dealer self-draws on their very first draw, with no chow, pung or exposed kong made before it: 16 tai.Also played: Gamesofa counts it even after others have chowed or punged.16taiE東…Heavenly win天胡The dealer wins on the opening 17 tiles, after flower replacement and before any discard: 24 tai.Also played: 16 at some tables and at the Mahjong Masters tournaments.24tai…Eight Immortals八仙過海All eight flowers: an instant win worth 8, paid by all three.8tai…Seven robs one七搶一You hold seven flowers and take the eighth from another player: an instant win worth 8, paid by that player alone.Also played: not played in the Mahjong Masters or Chinese Mahjong League tournament rules.8tai…Flower win from the deal配牌花胡The deal itself gives you Eight Immortals or Seven robs one: 4 more on top of its 8, 12 in all.Also played: most tables score the flower win alone, without this line.4tai
Every-flower tables (the other way of scoring)
At every-flower tables, Round wind, Seat wind and Own flower do not score; these five rows do instead. The calculator can switch to it.
…Any flower見花見台At every-flower tables every flower scores 1, whatever its number.1taiper tileN北N北N北…Any wind pung見風見台At every-flower tables every wind pung or kong scores 1, whatever the round or seat.1taiper set4四萬5五萬6六萬23…No honours, no flowers無字無花At every-flower tables, a hand with no honours and no flowers: 2 tai. All chows replaces it.2tai9999…Exposed kong明槓At every-flower tables, each exposed or added kong: 1 tai.1taiper kong9999…Concealed kong暗槓At every-flower tables, each concealed kong: 2 tai.2taiper kong
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