Ball System

Balls system

Mahjong: a combination of strategy and luck!

1. Basic Combinations

Pung – three identical tiles of the same suit:

• Regular Pong: 2 points.
• Pong with a dragon tile (red, green, white): 4 points.
• Chow – three consecutive tiles of the same suit:
• Regular Chow (e.g. 5, 6, and 7 bamboo): 1 point.

Kong – four identical tiles of the same suit:

• Regular Kang: 4 points.
• If the Kang consists of tiles that the player received from other players: 6 points.

Pair – two identical tiles, necessary to complete the game:

• Regular Pair: 1 point.

2. Special Tiles

Dragons (red, green, white):

• Each dragon tile used in combinations brings 2 points.
• If the player has collected all three dragon tiles: 6 points.

Winds (East, South, West, North):

• Each wind tile used in combinations: 1 point.
• If the player collects all 4 winds, this can be a bonus for completing the game (depending on the game variation).

Flowers and Seasons:

• Each flower or season tile: 2 points.
• If the player collects all 4 flowers or all 4 seasons: 8 points.

3. Bonuses for specific combinations

Full Mahjong (Mahjong) - a winning combination that includes 4 combinations (Pong, Chi or Kang) and a pair:

• 10 points for completing the game.

Dragon Mahjong - if the player collects all three dragon tiles and also wins with these tiles:

• 20 points.

Pure Hand - if the player uses only one suit (for example, all tiles in the hand are bamboo):

• 12 points.

Full Wind Combination – if the player has collected all 4 wind tiles (East, South, West, North):

• 15 points.

4. Additional Bonuses

Early Mahjong – if the player ends the game before he has collected 5 tiles:

• 5 points.

East Win Bonus – if the player sitting in the East wins:

• 2 points.

Win by Discard – if the player wins by taking a tile from another player’s discard pile:

• 3 points.

Flower or Season Pair Mahjong:

• 5 points for using one pair of flowers or seasons in a winning combination.