SIAMESE MAH JONGG · DAY S2

Siamese endings and scoring

You'll learn: Recognise dead racks and calculate Siamese payments.
Time: 7 minutes
Builds on: When to declare
Up next: Your first Siamese game
Why it helps: You'll be able to follow the rest of the game and work out what each declared hand earns.

With two hands in play, it helps to know which are still active. Then you can work out what each declared hand earns.

One dead rack may leave you a hand to play

If an exposure fits no row on the card, that rack is dead. You can continue with your other rack. If the other rack is already declared, you stop taking turns and your opponent plays on.

The game ends when a player declares a second mahjong, both of one player's racks are dead, or the wall runs out.

One declared hand and one dead rack leave this player with no active hand.

Score your declared hands

For each declared hand, start with the value printed beside its row.

Result	Payment
First mahjong	Its card value
Second mahjong	Double its card value
Eligible jokerless hand	Double that hand's payment again
Both mahjongs declared in one turn	Double both payments again

There is no extra payment for self-pick in Siamese. For example, two hands worth 25 declared on separate turns pay 25 for the first and 50 for the second, before any jokerless bonus.

Other endings and penalties

Both racks dead: a flat 100-point penalty.
Your discard gives the opponent their second mahjong: a 25-point penalty. This also applies if it completes the first of two hands declared together.
Wall game: each player receives 10 points. A first mahjong already declared is still paid.

Keep this table nearby for your first few games. You can work through one hand's payment at a time.