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House rules

What a hand is worth, what the bonuses cost, and the stack every player starts with. Every figure here comes from the same code that settles a game, so this page and the app cannot disagree.

Tai scale

TaiDiscarder / self-drawOther players
121
242
384
4168
5cap3216

Points each player pushes across. On a self-draw all three pay the middle column. On a discard the discarder pays it and the other two pay the right. The winner collects whatever arrives. Minimum 1 tai to win; anything above 5 still pays 5.

Bonuses

BonusEach player pays
Pair complete at the deal2
Pair assembled during play1
Concealed kong2
Exposed kong1
Added kong1

Flat points, collected from each of the other three players. Pairs only, so a lone tile pays nothing, and your flower pair must match your own seat. Animals and flowers can never be thrown, so everyone funds them however the hand ends.

The standard chip set

ChipWorthPer playerWhole table
$11 pt1040
$1010 pts936
$5050 pts416
$100100 pts14
Stack400 pts1600 pts

Chip worth = printed number. Every payment the rules can name is payable in chips.