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Hong Kong Mahjong

廣東麻雀 / 香港麻雀 · also called Cantonese mahjong, HK Old Style Scored in Mahjiku

Hong Kong (Cantonese) mahjong is the most widely played faan-scored variant: 144 tiles, four sets and a pair, hands counted in faan with house rules set per table.

Players
4
Tiles
144
Hand size
13 + winning tile
Scored in
faan (番)
Played in
Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macau
Learning curve
beginner

The tiles

Total144
SuitsCharacters (萬), Bamboo (條), Dots (筒) — 1–9, four of each
HonoursWinds (E/S/W/N) and Dragons (Red/Green/White), four of each
Flowers4 flowers + 4 seasons (8 bonus tiles)
Jokersnone

Standard 144-tile set; flowers are set aside as bonuses, not part of the hand.

How you win & score

A winning hand: Four sets (runs or triplets) plus a pair — 14 tiles on the winning tile.

Scoring: Each named hand and bonus is worth a number of faan; faan converts to points by an additive or a doubling scale.

Unitfaan (番)
Systemfaan-counting
Minimum to wina table minimum (commonly ~3 faan) is needed to win
Limita limit (滿糊) caps the biggest hands

Who pays: Self-draw: all three opponents pay; discard: only the discarder pays. Points come from the faan total via the table’s payout model.

What makes Hong Kong mahjong distinct

In Mahjiku. Mahjiku is built for Hong Kong scoring — faan, flowers, table minimum, both payout models, and fully editable house rules.

Compare Hong Kong with other variants

Hong Kong vs RiichiHong Kong vs Chinese OfficialHong Kong vs TaiwaneseHong Kong vs AmericanHong Kong vs Singaporean

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · mahjong.wikidot.com

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