How is a kong scored in mahjong?

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A kong is four identical tiles laid down as one set. Declaring it earns you a replacement tile from the wall and grows your hand by one tile. Whether it is also worth points is entirely the table’s call — many Hong Kong sheets pay a small bonus per kong, and plenty of older ones pay nothing. Mechanically a kong (槓) is the odd one out among mahjong sets. A chow and a pung are three tiles; a kong is four identical tiles , laid down together — either because you claimed the fourth off a discard (an exposed kong) or because you drew all four yourself (a concealed kong). You get a replacement tile. A four-tile set would leave your hand a tile short, so declaring a kong lets you draw a fresh tile immediately. Your hand's target simply grows by one for each kong you hold — 14 tiles becomes 15, then 16. It is not free. The tile you expose tells the table what you hold, and the replacement draw c

How is a kong scored in mahjong?

Keep score, beautifully