Comments on: How to play Sichuan-style mahjong

By: Tam

Tam — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:52:08 +0000

Thanks man. I am in Sichuan and playing Mahjong with the family. Up to my fifth time now and have the hang of it, except I am still only just learning to up the stakes by holding out for better hands instead of going out at first chance.

I have not played other Mahjong versions, but have to say that Sichuan Mahjong is easy to get the hang of, at least the basics are.

It’s also good for beginners, as when you go out (Hu), gameplay continues. I heard a friend say he played with Cantonese, and if he went out at first opportunity, with a rubbish hand, everyone was annoyed that he wrecked the round.

By: CC @ Black Dragon

CC @ Black Dragon — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:22:57 +0000

Hi Craig, happy it’s of interest. And we’ve now added a subscribe function too….

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:49:44 +0000

Hmmm…Was looking for a “subscribe” button – you might want to think about getting a WP plugin for subscribe to comments, etc. so I can keep reading when you write! :)

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:47:46 +0000

Thanks for this post! This is the first time I’ve ever seen Sichuan style explained. Although I know it’s not the main focus of your blog, I definitely do look forward to any future mahjong/majiang posts you may write!

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By: CC @ Black Dragon

CC @ Black Dragon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:50:46 +0000

Hi Mattias!

Thanks for the interest, here’s the answers…

1. If someone goes out and you are left with three suits in your hand, you have to pay each of the other players one yuan / point each.

2. In “Battle to the Bloody End” the same rules are used for scoring, except the remaining players pay the player who goes out. So for example:

First player goes out by drawing a tile from the wall: the other three players have to pay him one point / yuan each.

Second player goes out with All One Suit by drawing from the wall: The two remaining players have to each pay him four.

Third player goes out by picking up a discard, the last player left has to pay him 1 point.

This means that the last player left (assuming they only have two suits in their hand) had to pay out 6 – in the standard game he would have only had to pay 1 (it would be game over once the first player went out). So “Battle to the Bloody End” can get a lot more extreme in terms of winnings.

3. In this version, it makes no difference whether a hand is open or concealed when scoring.

By: Mattias Wikstrom

Mattias Wikstrom — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:23:59 +0000

This is a very interesting variant, thanks for writing the rules down. A few questions though:

1. What is the penalty for going out with three suits?

2. How is the scoring done in case of a “Battle to the Bloody End”?

3. Is a concealed hand not recognized when scoring?