Reference

American Mahjong Hand Patterns

The Winning Hands

The card of winning combinations — every hand a small architecture of Pungs, Kongs, and Quints.

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Note: The parlor's original 15-hand American Mahjong card.

Values

369

3 hands

  • 3333 6666 9999 DD(Any 1 Suit)Exposed30

    3333 6666 9999 + DDKongs of 3, 6 and 9 in one suit, plus a pair of that suit's matching dragon.

  • 333 666 999 DDDDD(Any 3 Suits)Exposed30

    333 666 999 + DDDDDPungs of 3, 6 and 9 each in a different suit, plus a quint of one dragon (jokers).

  • 333 666 999 FFF DD(Any 1 Suit)Exposed30

    333 666 999 FFF + DDPungs of 3, 6 and 9 in one suit, a pung of flowers, plus a pair of that suit's matching dragon.

Like Numbers

3 hands

  • 1111 1111 1111 EE(Any 3 Suits)Exposed30

    NNNN NNNN NNNN + EEKongs of one like number in all three suits, plus a pair of East.

  • 111 111 111 DDDDD(Any 3 Suits)Exposed35

    NNN NNN NNN + DDDDDPungs of one like number in all three suits, plus a quint of one dragon (jokers).

  • 1111 1111 11 RR EE(Any 3 Suits)Exposed30

    NNNN NNNN NN + RR + EEKongs of one like number in two suits, a pair of that number in the third suit, a pair of Red dragons, plus a pair of East.

Consecutive Run

2 hands

  • 111 222 333 444 55(Any 1 Suit)Exposed25

    NNN (N+1)(N+1)(N+1) (N+2)(N+2)(N+2) (N+3)(N+3)(N+3) + (N+4)(N+4)Four consecutive pungs in one suit, plus a pair of the next number.

  • 1111 2222 3333 44(Any 1 Suit)Exposed30

    NNNN (N+1)(N+1)(N+1)(N+1) (N+2)(N+2)(N+2)(N+2) + (N+3)(N+3)Three consecutive kongs in one suit, plus a pair of the next number.

Winds & Dragons

4 hands

  • EEE SSS WWW NNN RRExposed30

    EEE SSS WWW NNN + RRPungs of all four winds, plus a pair of Red dragons.

  • RRRR GGGG WWWW EEExposed35

    RRRR GGGG WWWW + EEKongs of Red, Green and White dragons, plus a pair of East.

  • 1111 1111 DDDD EE(Any 2 Suits)Exposed35

    NNNN NNNN DDDD + EEKongs of one like number in two suits, a kong of the first suit's matching dragon, plus a pair of East.

  • 111 222 333 GGG EE(Any 1 Suit)Exposed30

    NNN (N+1)(N+1)(N+1) (N+2)(N+2)(N+2) GGG + EEThree consecutive pungs in one suit, a pung of Green dragons, plus a pair of East.

Quints

1 hands

  • 11111 22222 3333(Any 1 Suit)Exposed40

    NNNNN (N+1)(N+1)(N+1)(N+1)(N+1) (N+2)(N+2)(N+2)(N+2)Two consecutive quints and a kong of the next number — one suit (jokers).

Flowers

1 hands

  • FFFF 1111 1111 EE(Any 2 Suits)Exposed30

    FFFF NNNN NNNN + EEKong of flowers, two kongs of one like number across suits, plus a pair of East.

Singles & Pairs

1 hands

  • AA BB CC DD EE FF GGConcealed35

    Seven Pairs (concealed)Any seven pairs, entirely concealed — no jokers permitted.