Four setsOne EyeAt least 1 Fan
Singapore Mahjong winning hands
A normal winning hand is four sets plus exactly one matching pair called the Eye. The tiles below show how that shape becomes each named Singapore scoring pattern.
The universal shape
Four sets + one Eye + the minimum Fan
Each set is a Chow, Pong, or declared Kong. Without a Kong, the finished hand contains 14 physical tiles. Every declared Kong adds one extra physical tile because it still counts as one set.
Legal example
Three Chows + Dragon Pong + Wind Eye
The Red Dragon Pong earns 1 Fan, so this hand meets the default minimum.
Build the shape
Chow, Pong, Kong, and Eye
Chow ๅ
Three consecutive numbers in one numbered suit. Winds, Dragons, Flowers, Seasons, and Animals cannot make a Chow.
Pong ็ขฐ
Three identical numbered or Honor tiles.
Kong ๆ
Four identical numbered or Honor tiles. Declare it and take a replacement from the back of the wall.
Named patterns
Normal winning combinations
These still use the four-sets-and-an-Eye shape. Compatible values add together unless a rule says the value is a total.
All Chow ยท 1 Fan
Four Chows. The Eye cannot be a Dragon, Prevailing Wind, or your Seat Wind. A discard win must have more than one possible winning tile.
Ping Wu ยท 4 Fan total
An All Chow hand with no exposed Flowers, Seasons, or Animals. Its 4 Fan replaces the 1 Fan for All Chow.
All Pong ยท 2 Fan
Four Pongs and/or Kongs, plus one Eye.
Half Color ยท 2 Fan
One numbered suit mixed with Winds and/or Dragons.
Full Color ยท 4 Fan
Only one numbered suit and no Honors. An Honors-only hand is also classified here in the default table.
All Terminal ยท 9 Fan
A valid hand using only 1 and 9 tiles.
Half Terminal ยท 2 Fan
Only terminal tiles and Honors, with no numbered tiles from 2 to 8.
Chicken Hand ยท 0 Fan
A legal shape that earns none of the other values. It cannot win under the default 1-Fan minimum.
Shape exceptions
Special wins
These can win without an ordinary four-sets-and-an-Eye hand. Automatic Dragon and Wind wins should be explicitly agreed before play.
13 Wonders ยท 8 Fan
One 1 and 9 from each numbered suit, every unique Wind and Dragon, plus a duplicate of any one of those tiles for the pair.
Eight Flowers ยท 12 Fan
All eight Flowers and Seasons wins automatically. Holding seven and taking the eighth from another player's draw wins for 10 Fan.
All Dragons ยท 7 Fan
Pongs and/or Kongs of all three Dragons. Treat automatic-win behaviour as a house-rule choice.
All Winds ยท 12 Fan
Pongs and/or Kongs of all four Winds. Treat automatic-win behaviour as a house-rule choice.
Before you call ่ก
Three checks prevent a false win
- Shape: four legal sets plus exactly one Eye, unless it is a listed special win.
- Value: at least 1 Fan under the default minimum.
- Restriction: the winning discard must not be the tile you most recently discarded or a passed same tile before your next move reset.
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