Playing guide
These options and rules describe the current JoyPip version. Choose a mode above before starting; rules are also available during play.
Step-by-step examples
Select a step to see what changes. These are partial examples, not full starting positions.
Practice options
- Match length
- One hand · East round · Full game (four rounds)
- Bot skill
- Beginner · Normal · Expert · Master
Private room options
- Match length
- One hand · East round · Full game (four rounds)
Detailed rules and controls
Fan values
- Self-drawn 1 fan; Concealed Hand 1 fan (no chow, pung or exposed kong); All Chows 1 fan (four chows and a pair that isn't an honor tile)
- Dragon pungs: each pung of Red, Green or White Dragons 1 fan; a pung of the prevalent or seat wind 1 fan each
- No Flowers 1 fan; Own Flower 1 fan each (flowers matching your seat wind); Flower Set 2 fan (all four seasons or all four flowers)
- All Pungs 3 fan; Half Flush 3 fan; Little Three Dragons 5 fan; Little Four Winds 6 fan; Full Flush 7 fan; Big Three Dragons 8 fan; All Concealed Pungs 8 fan (four concealed pungs)
- Last tile draw, kong replacement win, robbing the kong: 1 fan each
- Limit hands (straight to 13 fan): Heavenly Hand, Earthly Hand, Thirteen Orphans, All Honors, All Terminals, Nine Gates, Big Four Winds, Four Kongs
Scoring
- 3 fan minimum to win, so a chicken hand (0 fan) can't win; capped at 13 fan
- Fan and points: 3 fan 8, 4 fan 16, 5 fan 24, 6 fan 32, 7 fan 48, 8 fan 64, 9 fan 96, 10 fan 128, 11 fan 192, 12 fan 256, 13 fan 384
- Discard win: the discarder pays it all. Self-draw: each of the other three pays half
- If the dealer wins or the hand is a draw, the dealer deals again; if another player wins, the deal passes to the next player
- You can only chow from the player before you; a win beats pung and kong, and pung and kong beat chow; if several players win on the same tile, the first in turn order after the discarder wins
Frequently asked questions
Can a chicken hand win at Hong Kong Mahjong?
No. Hong Kong Mahjong needs at least 3 fan, so a chicken hand with no fan can't win. A concealed hand, a self-draw and no flowers are worth 1 fan each, exactly 3 together; a half flush alone is worth 3 fan and is the most common way to reach the minimum.
Do I need a download or a linked email?
Play directly in your browser without a download. Linking email is an optional way to recover your account. Before clearing browser data, consider whether you need to keep your account or local records.
Do matches earn or spend coins?
Earn coins by checking in and spend them on cosmetics. Matches never cost or award coins.