MAH JONGG

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Japanese Mah Jongg Rules

Exposed Hands

Dragon Pongs: rest of the hand may be any triplets or sequences.
Red dragonRed dragonRed dragon 1 crack2 crack3 crack 7 dot7 dot7 dot 5 boo6 boo7 boo easteast

Wind Pongs: Your wind or wind of the round,  Rest of the hand may be any triplets or sequences.
southsouthsouth 8 crack8 crack8 crack 1 boo2 boo3 boo 7 crack8 crack9 crack easteast

Cousins: 3 sequences, same numbers, 3 different suits. Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
1 crack2 crack3 crack 1 boo2 boo3 boo 1 dot2 dots3 dot 4 boo5 boo6 boo southsouth

1-9 in one suit: Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
1 crack2 crack3 crack 4  crack5 crack6 crack 7 crack8 crack9 crack 6 dot7 dot8 dot 6 boo6 boo

Terminals with Winds and/or Dragons: Includes some honor sets and 1 terminal in every remaining set + a pair of terminals, winds or dragons.
1 dot2 dot3 dot 7 crack8 crack9 crack Red dragonRed dragonRed dragon 1 boo2 boo3 boo easteast

Terminals without Winds or Dragons: At least on terminal in each set + a pair of terminals.
7 boo8 boo9 boo 1 crack1 crack1 crack 1 dot2 dot3 dot 7 dot8 dot9 dot 1 boo1 boo

All Pongs -(Toi Toi) all triplets
3 dot3 dot3 dot 2 boo2 boo2 boo 8 boo8 boo8 boo northnorthnorth 8crack8crack

All One Suit With Winds or Dragons
4boo5boo6boo 6boo7boo8boo 1boo2boo3boo southsouthsouth green dragon green dragon
All One Suit Without Winds or Dragons
1dot1dot1dot 2dot3dot4dot 6dot7dot8dot 3dots4dot5dot 7dot7dot
Pongs: Three concealed Triplets. Rest of the hand can be any exposed triplet or sequence.
3boo3boo3boo 5crack5crack5crack westwestwest 4dot5dot6dot northnorth
Pongs: Successive numbers, same suit. Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
2boo2boo2boo 3boo3boo3boo 4boo4boo4boo
1 crack2 crack3 crack northnorth

Pongs: 3 Triplets, same number, 3 different suits. Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
6 crack6 crack6 crack 6 boo6 boo6 boo 6 dot6 dot6 dot 6 dot7 dot8 dot 1 boo1 boo

Pongs: 2 Dragons + a pair of the 3rd. Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
green dragongreen dragongreen dragon Red dragonRed dragonRed dragon 3 dot4 dot5 dot 7 boo8 boo9 boo white dragonwhite dragon

Pongs: Terminals + a Pair of Terminals....................YAKUMAN
1 boo1 boo1 boo 1 dot1 dot1 dot 9 boo9 boo9 boo 9 crack9 crack9 crack
1 crack1 crack
Pongs: 3 Dragon Triplets. ............................................YAKUMAN
Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
green dragongreen dragongreen dragon
Red dragonRed dragonRed dragon white dragonwhite dragonwhite dragon 3 dot 4 dot5 dot 8 boo8 boo

Pongs: 3 Winds with a Pair of the 4th. ......................YAKUMAN
Rest of the hand can be any triplet or sequence.
easteasteast
south windsouth windsouth wind northnorthnorth 4 crack5 crack6 crack westwest
Pongs: All Winds (1 triplet of each of the 4 winds)...YAKUMAN
easteasteast
south windsouth windsouth wind westwestwest northnorthnorth 5 crack5 crack
Pongs of Green Dragons; ..............................................YAKUMAN
rest of hand green bamboos.
green dragongreen dragongreen dragon 2boo3boo4 boo 8 boo8boo8 boo 6 boo6boo6 boo 2 boo2 boo
Pongs: Winds and Dragons ............................................YAKUMAN
 + Pillow of Winds or Dragons
easteasteast
Red dragonRed dragonRed dragon westwestwest white dragonwhite dragonwhite dragon northnorth
All Kongs (four of a kind) ...................................................YAKUMAN
green dragongreen dragongreen dragongreen dragon4 crack4 crack4 crack4 crack5 dot5 dot5 dot5 dot2 boo2 boo2 boo2boo9 boo9 boo

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