Robbing a kong 搶槓 · qiǎnggàng
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.
South robs West's added kong, East round, East deals.
Concealed hand 1 + Robbing a kong 1 = 2 tai
Try this hand in the calculatorHow it counts
1 tai by default.
- Only an added kong can be robbed.
- The player making the kong pays alone.
- A concealed hand adds Concealed hand.
What it combines with
Robbing a kong neither replaces another line nor is replaced; it simply adds.
In the example it adds to:
Who pays what (base 100, 20 a tai)
- Westbase 100 + 2 tai × 20−140
- South collects+140
Dealer and streak tai are added only to payments the dealer is part of. Open this hand in the calculator
Questions people ask
How many tai is Robbing a kong?
1 tai by default.
What does Robbing a kong not stack with?
Robbing a kong neither replaces another line nor is replaced; it simply adds.
How do I check whether my hand scores Robbing a kong?
Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.
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Every win shows its tai line by line, using the table on this page.