AMERICAN MAH JONGG · DAY 7

Scoring and payments

You'll learn: Calculate payments from the row value, winning tile and jokerless bonus.
Time: 6 minutes
Builds on: Play with opponents’ tiles hidden
Up next: At a real table
Why it helps: You'll be able to join in when your table checks a winning hand and works out the score.

Someone has mahjong, and it's time to settle the score. Start with one number on the card, then work through the payments together.

Start with the value beside your row

Find the number beside the winning row. That's its base value, the starting point for every payment.

In American mahjong, payment depends on how you got your winning tile.

How you win	Who pays what	Example: value 25
On a discard	The discarder pays double. The other two players each pay the base value.	50 from the discarder, 25 from each other player
On your own draw	All three players pay double.	50 from each player

Find the value beside your completed row before calculating payments.

Apply the jokerless bonus

An eligible hand won without jokers doubles each payment again. Singles and Pairs does not receive this bonus confirm.

For a jokerless hand worth 25:

Win on a discard: 100 from the discarder and 50 from each other player.
Win on your own draw: 100 from each player.

The doubles multiply. A payment doubled twice is four times its starting amount.

Agree on how your group keeps score

TileClack calculates the payments for you. At a table, it's fine to ask someone to work through the winning row and payments with you. Some home groups simply celebrate each mahjong without keeping a running score.

Siamese has its own scoring rules.