Heavenly ready 天聽 · tiāntīng
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.
South wins on West's discard, after declaring heavenly ready, East round, East deals.
Heavenly ready 8 tai
Try this hand in the calculatorHow it counts
8 tai by default.
- Your hand is ready on the dealt tiles, after flower replacement.
- Declared with your first discard.
- Nobody has made a chow, pung or any kong before it, a concealed kong included.
- Tables define it in different ways (some allow only the dealer); this is the tournament definition, the same for all four seats.
Also played: 16 at many home tables; Gamesofa does not play it. Where tables differ
What it combines with
Heavenly ready replaces Concealed hand, Concealed self-draw, Declared ready. Human win, Earthly win, Heavenly win replace it.
Counts instead of:
Dropped when the hand also scores:
Who pays what (base 100, 20 a tai)
- Westbase 100 + 8 tai × 20−260
- South collects+260
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 Heavenly ready?
8 tai by default. Also played: 16 at many home tables; Gamesofa does not play it.
What does Heavenly ready not stack with?
Heavenly ready replaces Concealed hand, Concealed self-draw, Declared ready. Human win, Earthly win, Heavenly win replace it.
How do I check whether my hand scores Heavenly ready?
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.