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WEEKLY MAHJONG

By Tom Sloper (湯姆·斯洛珀)

June 17, The Year Of The Pig
Column #323

Mahjong Competition Rules ("Chinese Official"). My book came out this week, and I'm off to Copenhagen. With apologies to American mah-jongg readers, I must continue focusing on MCR. Scoring exercises. The final tile shown at right. Let's ignore flowers, but score for both self-pick and by discard.

1. All Pungs (6), two Terminal Pungs (2), One Voided Suit (1), No Honors (1). Two-way wait, exposed. If by self-pick: 13 (add 2 for Two Concealed Pungs). If by discard: 10.

2. Half Flush (6), Pung Terminal (1), Tile Hog (2). No Case Tile, since two of the 7Bs were concealed in the hand. If by self-pick: 10. If by discard: 9.

3. Lesser Honors and Knitted Tiles (12). If by self-pick: 16 (add 4 for Fully Concealed). If by discard: 12 (Concealed is implied).

4. Lesser Honors and Knitted Tiles (12), Knitted Straight (12). If by self-pick: 28 (add 4 for Fully Concealed). If by discard: 24 (Concealed is implied).

5. Half Flush (6), Pung Dragon (2), 2 Pungs of Terminals or Honors (2). Two-way wait, exposed. If by self-pick: 11. If by discard: 10.

6. Mixed Shifted Chows (6), All Chows (2), All Simples (2), Mixed Double Chow (1). If by self-pick: 12. If by discard: 11.

7. Mixed Shifted Chows (6), All Chows (2), Short Straight (1), Edge Wait (1). If by self-pick: 14 (add 4 points for Fully Concealed). If by discard: 12 (add 2 points for Concealed).

8. Mixed Straight (8), Short Straight (1), All Chows (2), Single Wait (1). If by self-pick: 13. If by discard: 12.

9. Half Flush (6), Pung Dragons (2), Pure Double Chow (1), Closed Wait (1). If by self-pick: 11. If by discard: 10.

Thanks to Mahjong USA teammate Andrew Feist for help with this column. Go team!

麻雀

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FAQ 22 answers the most frequently asked questions about Chinese Official scoring.
Download the official English translation of the Majiang Competition Rules at http://www.chinamajiang.com/ssxx20.html.
World Champion Mai Hatsune and fellow Japanese champion player Takunori Kajimoto have written the definitive strategy guide to Mahjong Competition Rules. It's been translated into English and is at http://museum.takeshobo.co.jp/kokusai/index.html.
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If you can read Chinese, the full and complete official rules are at http://us.mjclub.com/RulesAndScore.