Hong Kong Mahjong Points Calculator
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This calculator uses a common Hong Kong faan scoring rule with a 13 faan limit. Your table's rules may differ. Use it as a learning aid, not a referee.
How Scoring Works
In Hong Kong Mahjong a winning hand is usually four sets (called melds) plus one pair (called eyes) of 14 tiles. A set is either a sequence of three consecutive tiles in one suit (e.g. 4-5-6 Circles) or a triplet of three identical tiles or quad of four identical tiles. The pair is always two identical tiles. A Hong Kong set has three numbered suits (Characters, Circles, Bamboos), the Honor tiles (Winds and Dragons), and bonus Flowers & Seasons. There are four of each tile and one of each of the 8 bonus flower and season tiles for a total of 144 tiles. Once you have a winning hand, you count faan (番) awarded for patterns like flushes, all-triplet hands, or dragon triplets. Most tables require a minimum of 3 faan to win. The maximum is the limit hand, usually 13 faan.
These rules were taken from Wikipedia. Download our print-friendly rulesheet PDF.
Every Way to Score
Faan in the same colored group do not stack. Count only the highest value in that group.
Situational
| Bonus | Faan | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Draw (自摸) | 1 | You drew your own winning tile from the wall. |
| Concealed (門前清) | 1 | You never took another player's tile except to win. |
| Win on Last Tile (海底撈月) | 1 | Winning on the very last tile drawn or discarded. |
| Robbing the Kong (搶槓) | 1 | Winning by robbing the tile another player used for a revealed kong. |
| Win by Kong (槓上開花) | 1 | Winning on the replacement tile drawn from a kong. |
| Win by Double Kong (槓上槓) | 8 | Winning on a replacement tile drawn after a kong that itself came from a kong. |
| Heavenly Hand (天糊) | Limit | Dealer wins on a complete hand from the initial deal. |
| Earthly Hand (地糊) | Limit | A non-dealer wins on the dealer’s first discarded tile. |
Hand Patterns
| Pattern | Faan | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Hand (雞糊) | 0 | Four sets and a pair in mixed suits, using sequences, triplets, or both. |
| All Sequences (平糊) | 1 | Four sets of sequences plus a pair. |
| Seven Pairs (七對子) | 4 | Seven unique pairs of 14 tiles. Only valid hand at some tables. |
| All Honors (字一色) | 10 | Only winds and dragons. |
| All Triplets (對對糊) | 3 | All four sets are triplets or quads plus a pair. |
| Concealed Triplets (門清對對糊) | 10 | All four sets are concealed triplets or quads. All melds must be concealed to count. |
| Four Quads (十八羅漢) | Limit | Four quads plus a pair (18 tiles). |
| Half Flush (混一色) | 3 | One suit only, mixed with honor tiles (winds/dragons). |
| Full Flush (清一色) | 7 | One suit only with no honors. |
| Nine Gates (九蓮寶燈) | Limit | A one-suit hand in the pattern 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 plus one extra tile. Must be concealed. |
| Mixed Orphans (混老頭) | 1 | Every tile is a 1, 9, or honor. No suited tiles from 2–8. |
| All Terminals (清老頭) | 10 | Every tile is a 1 or 9. No suited tiles (2–8) and no honors. |
| Thirteen Orphans (十三么) | Limit | One each of every 1, 9, and honor tile, plus one extra tile of any one of them. |
| Dragon Triplet / Quad (箭刻) | 1 | A triplet or quad for red, green, or white dragon (+1 for each). |
| Small Three Dragons (小三元) | 5 | Triplets or quads of two dragons plus a pair of the third dragon. |
| Big Three Dragons (大三元) | 8 | Triplets or quads of all three dragons (red, green, white). |
| Seat / Round Wind (門風 / 圈風) | 1 | A triplet or quad of your seat wind or the round wind (+1 for each). |
| Small Four Winds (小四喜) | 6 | Triplets or quads of three winds plus a pair of the fourth wind. |
| Big Four Winds (大四喜) | Limit | Triplets or quads of all four winds. |
Flowers & Seasons
| Bonus tile | Faan | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| No Flowers (無花) | 1 | Have no flower or season tiles. |
| Seat Flower (正花) | 1 | Have your matching seat flower. |
| Seat Season (正季) | 1 | Have your matching seat season. |
| Four Flowers (四花齊) | 2 | Have all four flower tiles. Does not stack with seat flower. |
| Four Seasons (四季齊) | 2 | Have all four season tiles. Does not stack with seat season. |
| Seven Robbing One (七搶一) | 5 | Can declare an automatic win with 7 bonus tiles regardless of hand. Can rob the last bonus tile when another player draws it. |
| Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea (八仙過海) | Limit | Automatic win with all 8 flowers and seasons regardless of hand. |
A "limit" is the maximum a single hand can pay. Many Hong Kong tables set the limit at 10 or 13 faan. Confirm the limit with your group.
Faan to Points
| Faan | Half spicy | Full spicy |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | 24 | 32 |
| 6 | 32 | 64 |
| 7 | 48 | 128 |
| 8 | 64 | 256 |
| 9 | 96 | 512 |
| 10 | 128 | 1,024 |
| 11 | 192 | 2,048 |
| 12 | 256 | 4,096 |
| 13 | 384 | 8,192 |
On a self-draw, each opponent pays the winner the base points. In some variations, for a self-draw each opponent pays half the base points instead. On a discard, the player who discarded the winning tile pays the base points. Exact faan limits and payment splits are a house rule.