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WEEKLY MAHJONG

By Tom Sloper (湯姆)

The Ides of October, The Year Of The Dog
Column #288

Chinese Official Tournament Rules. Scoring exercises.

1. How would you score Noriko's hand from last week's column? Self-pick, with three flowers.

2. By discard (8D), one flower:

3. By discard (7C), two flowers:

4. By discard (5D), no flowers:

5. By discard (case G), one flower. South seat, East round:

6. By discard (3B), no flowers:

7. By self-pick (4C), no flowers:

8. By discard (E), one flower. South seat, West round:

1. Seven Pairs (24), All Types (6), Self-Pick (1), Fully Concealed (4). 35 plus 3 is 38. Add 8 points; each opponent pays her 46 points.

2. All Pungs (6), All Simples (2), Two Concealed Pungs (2), One Voided Suit (1). 11 plus 1 is 12. Add 8 points; discarder pays 20, others pay 8.

3. Pure Straight (16), All Chows (2), One Voided Suit (1), Edge Wait (1). 20 plus 2 is 22. Add 8 points; discarder pays 30, others pay 8.

4. Mixed Shifted Chows (6), All Simples (2), All Chows (2), Short Straight (1). 11, add 8. Discarder pays 19, others pay 8.

5. All Pungs (6), Pung of Terminals Or Honors x3 (3), Two Concealed Pungs (2), Single Wait (1), All Types (6). Double Pung (2). 20 plus 1 is 21. Add 8 points; discarder pays 29, others pay 8.

6. All Pungs (6), All Simples (2), Double Pung (2), Melded Kong (1). 11, add 8. Discarder pays 19, others pay 8.

7. Mixed Shifted Chows (6), All Simples (2), All Chows (2), Fully Concealed (4), Self-Pick (1). 15, add 8; each player pays 23.

8. All Types (6), Dragon Pung (2), Single Wait (1), Mixed Straight (8). 17 plus 1 is 18. Add 8 points; discarder pays 26, others pay 8.

A tip o' the Sloper hat to sharp-eyed reader Dick L., who reported errors in #5 (Christmas Eve, 2012).

麻雀

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Download the Official official rules document at http://www.chinamajiang.com/ssxx20.html.
Download various versions of the Chinese Official rules: http://www.mahjongnews.com/comj.htm (English, French, German, Chinese), or http://www.ninedragons.com/mahjong/oir.html (English, includes errata lists).
FAQ 22 answers the most frequently asked questions about Chinese Official scoring.
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