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Guangdong Style follows basic Mahjong gameplay.
Drawing, Discarding, and Calling
East is always the first player to draw. After a player draws a tile…
- If the tile completes a valid winning hand they say “Mahjong!” or "Hu!" and show it to everyone.
- If they do not have a valid winning hand, they discard tile face up, and announce the name of the tile.
- If none of the other players Call the discard, it is the player to their right’s turn.
This process repeats until someone gets a winning hand or until there are no more tiles in the Live Wall.
Players can Call an opponent’s discard to complete a meld or their hand, but there are restrictions…
- A discard can only be Called immediately after it was discarded. Previous discards cannot be Called later.
- To complete a Meld, a player must have 2 out of the 3 tiles that would make up the Meld in their hand.
There are 4 different Calls. They each have different rules…
- Players say "Mahjong" if the tile completes a valid winning hand. They can take this discard from any opponent.
- Players say "Kong" to complete a Kong. They can take this discard from any opponent.
- Players say "Pung" to complete a Pung. They can take this discard from any opponent.
- Players say "Chow" to complete a Chow. They may only take this discard from the opponent to their right.
Calls for "Mahjong" are prioritized over those for "Kong" & "Pung" which are prioritized over those for "Chow".
After calling "Pung" or "Chow"…
- The player places the Called tile and the self-drawn tiles face up to their right.
- The player then discards a tile. If no one Calls it, it is the player to their right’s turn.
Called Melds are Exposed. The tiles can no longer be rearranged into other patterns.
Kongs are made up of a Pung and an additional identical tile. At least one of those aspects must be self-drawn. Like called Pungs and Chows, Kongs are displayed to the player’s right. There are 3 types of Kong…
- Self-Drawn Kong = Self-Drawn Pung + Self-Drawn Tile. This is considered a Concealed Meld.
- Called Kong = Self-Drawn Pung + Called Tile. This is considered an Exposed Meld.
- Added Kong = Called Pung + Self-Drawn Tile. This is considered an Exposed Meld.
After a Kong is declared or Called, the player draws a replacement tile from the end of the Dead Wall, and discard a tile.
Some players then add a tile from the end of the Live Wall to the end of the Dead Wall. Others do not.
After a player says "Mahjong" and it's confirmed they have a valid winning hand, their Points are totaled, and they receive a payout.
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