Guangdong Mahjong has a long history, and exactly how it developed is hard to trace. Today, four main \u201cschools\u201d are popular in Guangdong: Jiping Hu, Tui Dao Hu, New Rules, and Old Rules<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The two most mainstream ones are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jiping Hu<\/strong> \u2014 the most widespread style in the Pearl River Delta. It emphasizes Jihu, Pinghu, and Baohu, has a fast pace, and clear rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tui Dao Hu<\/strong> \u2014 most popular in Shenzhen and Dongguan. It is simpler and more direct: no chow, only pong and kong, with emphasis on kong and \u201cbuying horses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below we focus on Jiping Hu. Once you learn it, Tui Dao Hu is basically easy to understand at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guangdong Mahjong has a total of 136 tiles<\/strong> (some variants add flower tiles to make 144, but mainstream play does not use flowers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Number tiles (108):<\/strong> characters (wan), dots (tong), and bamboo (tiao, also called sou). Each suit runs from 1 to 9, with four copies of each tile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Honor tiles (28):<\/strong> East, South, West, and North (wind tiles), four copies each; Red, Green, and White dragons (zhong, fa, bai), four copies each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chow<\/strong> \u2014 you can only chow the tile discarded by the player before you. For example, if you have 2 wan and 3 wan, and the previous player discards 1 wan or 4 wan, you can chow to form a sequence. In Guangdong Mahjong, only Jiping Hu allows chow<\/strong>; Tui Dao Hu does not allow it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pong<\/strong> \u2014 no matter who discards the tile, if you have two identical tiles, you can pong. Pong has priority over chow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kong<\/strong> \u2014 if you have three identical tiles and someone discards the fourth, you can kong; or if you draw the fourth yourself, you can also kong. After a kong, you draw a replacement tile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Win<\/strong> \u2014 form \u201c4 sets + 1 pair\u201d and you can win. For example, 4 sequences or triplets, plus a pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The core of Jiping Hu is three terms: Jihu, Pinghu, and Baohu<\/strong>, from low to high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jihu (Chicken Hu, 0 fan, 1 point)<\/strong> Pinghu (1 fan, 2 points)<\/strong> Baohu (2 fan, 4 points)<\/strong> Baohu is the \u201ccap\u201d; normally the fan count stops there and does not stack further. But some special hands can break the cap \u2014 those are the truly big hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pure One Suit (4 fan, 16 points):<\/strong> the whole hand is one suit, such as all wan, with no honor tiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mixed Pungs (4 fan, 16 points):<\/strong> Mixed One Suit + All Pungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Small Three Dragons (5 fan, 32 points):<\/strong> among Red, Green, and White dragons, you have triplets in two of them and use the third as the pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pure Pungs (5 fan, 32 points):<\/strong> Pure One Suit + All Pungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Big Three Dragons (6 fan, 64 points):<\/strong> triplets of Red, Green, and White dragons all present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Big Four Winds (6 fan, 64 points):<\/strong> triplets of East, South, West, and North all present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thirteen Orphans (6 fan, 64 points):<\/strong> 1 and 9 wan, 1 and 9 tong, 1 and 9 tiao, East, South, West, North, Red, Green, and White \u2014 one of each, plus any one of them as the pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nine Gates (6 fan, 64 points):<\/strong> one suit forms 1112345678999; win on any tile of that suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Missed-win rule:<\/strong> If you are already ready and the next player discards a tile you can win on, and you choose not to win, then if the opposite player or previous player later discards the same tile, you cannot win either \u2014 unless in between you pong, kong, or draw a tile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Multiple wins on one discard:<\/strong> If one discarded tile can be won by two or more players at the same time, all count as wins. But if the dealer is among the winners, the dealer continues as dealer next round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robbing the Kong:<\/strong> When someone declares an exposed kong (after ponging and drawing the fourth tile), if you can win on that tile, you can directly \u201crob the kong\u201d to win. Concealed kongs cannot be robbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paying for a self-draw:<\/strong> If someone discards a tile that causes a player to have \u201ctwelve tiles melded\u201d (that is, they have already ponged, chowed, or exposed-konged 12 tiles, leaving only a single-tile wait), then if that player self-draws and wins, the player who discarded that tile must pay on behalf of the other two players as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Hands:<\/strong> If the dealer wins on the initial hand, it is \u201cHeavenly Hand\u201d; if a non-dealer self-draws in the first round, it is \u201cEarthly Hand\u201d; if a non-dealer wins on the dealer\u2019s first discard, it is \u201cHuman Hand.\u201d All are 6-fan big hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you play in Shenzhen or Dongguan, you will most likely play Tui Dao Hu. The main differences are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In short, Tui Dao Hu is simpler than Jiping Hu and is suitable for beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Don\u2019t chow too eagerly.<\/strong> In the first few rounds, except for edge waits and closed waits, it is best not to chow two-sided waits. Wait until the previous player discards it later \u2014 there is no rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Pay attention to what the next player discards.<\/strong> If the next player throws 8 and 9 wan, it means they may still have 4 and 7 wan. Be careful discarding 4 or 7 wan, or you may deal into a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. After the game is half over, don\u2019t pong wind tiles randomly.<\/strong> In the later half, don\u2019t pong wind tiles discarded by the previous player (unless ponging makes you ready).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest feature of Guangdong Mahjong is that fan values double with each level<\/strong>, and it encourages big hands \u2014 Jihu can win, but it won\u2019t win much money. Real experts hold out for big hands like Pure One Suit or All Pungs. So the saying goes: The essence of Guangdong Mahjong is to encourage everyone to go for big wins, not to be a chicken.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Many Styles of Guangdong Mahjong Are There? 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Basic Actions: Chow, Pong, Kong, Win<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Three Win Levels in Jiping Hu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The lowest level. Any hand can win; it can have sequences or triplets. It is the \u201cas long as you can win\u201d level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A little better than Jihu. It requires all sequences, no triplets, and the pair cannot be a scoring tile (for example, you cannot use dragons as the pair).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next level up. Common Baohu hands include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Hands Bigger Than Baohu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A Few Key Rules So You Don\u2019t Fall into Traps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s the Difference Between Tui Dao Hu and Jiping Hu?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Three Practical Tips for Beginners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n