Honba are worth a different amount of points depending on how the hand is won. Bonus counters are extra point sticks temporarily taken from the dealer and placed into the middle after a hand where the dealer position does not change or after an exhaustive draw. The stick with 9 dots is worth 10000 pointsĪny hand that ends with the same dealer position (either a draw or the dealer wins) results in the addition of a honba, or bonus counter.The stick with 5 dots is worth 5000 points.The stick with 1 dot is worth 1000 points.The stick with 8 dots is worth 100 points.The number of dots on each stick determines its point value. The next part of the guide focuses entirely on these.Ī two-sided flat tile used to show what round the game is currently in.Īlso called point sticks, these are sticks used to keep score. A typical set of Japanese mahjong tiles consists of 136 tiles. They can be compared to a deck of playing cards. More advanced tables have high-tech features, such as automated tile dealing and score-keeping capabilities. Every meld contains at least 1 terminal or honor tile (eg.The area where the game is played.Terminal or Honor in each meld – Chanta – (1 open, 2 closed) Hand consists entirely of tiles from only one suit, with no honor tiles.Hand consists of tiles from only one suit, plus honor tiles.Semi-pure – Honitsu – (2 open, 3 closed) Hand contains two Ippeikos (identical sequences).Two Identical Sequences, Twice – Ryanpeiko – (3, closed only) The pair must not be of dragons, seat wind, or round wind.Hand must be waiting on a two-sided wait for a sequence (eg.Seven Pairs – Chitoitsu – (2, closed only) Three Color Triplets – Sanshoku doukou – (2) Only the triplets need to be concealed, the rest of the hand can be open Hand contains 3 closed triplets (or quads).Hand contains a 1-2-3, 4-5-6, and 7-8-9 sequence in the same suit.

Two Identical Sequences – Ippeiko – (1, closed only)

Three Color Sequence – Sanshoku doujun – (1 open, 2 closed) Triplet of Dragons, Round Wind, or Seat Wind – Yakuhai – (1 per triplet) Hand must not contain terminals, or 1’s or 9’s.

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