In other words, a certain tile combination that awards the limit means that it scores the maximum number of points, as agreed upon before the game.įor example, assume that players agree on a value of S$1 for a one-point winning hand. This point limit (simply known as the limit), and will be used to describe the points awarded by certain tile-combinations from now on. There is a typical maximum scoring limit of five points, though this has to be agreed among players.

Subsequently, for each additional point scored, this value is accordingly doubled. If monetary rewards (and losses) are involved, it is common that playing parties will agree upon a monetary value awarded to a one-point winning hand. Points (台) are scored from the difficulty of gathering the winning hand. The character suit (萬子/万子, pinyin wàn zi)įrom left to right: East, South, West, Northįrom left to right: Red Dragon, Green Dragon, White Dragon Bonus (flower/animal) Tilesįlower set (花牌 huā pái) and Season set (季牌 jì pái)įrom left to right: Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, Bamboo, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winterįrom left to right: Cat, Rat, Rooster, Centipede Scoring points The tile set is described as follows: Suited Tiles It therefore follows that the rules of the game somewhat vary from other scoring systems in the region. The Singaporean Mahjong tile system consists of 148 tiles, and is slightly different from that of other regional Mahjong tile-sets.

The Singaporean Mahjong scoring rules are similar to that of the Chinese Old Style / Hong Kong system, but accounts for the different set of tiles used. Home :: Mahjong Singaporean Mahjong scoring rules

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