Hong Kong Mahjong
Cantonese mahjong with a 3-fan minimum and a 10-fan limit
Classic Hong Kong mahjong with flowers, 13-tile hands, a 3-fan minimum and half-spicy scoring. See each wait's fan before you win.
Features
Classic Hong Kong rules
144 tiles with eight flowers, 13-tile hands, chow from the left, 3 fan to win and a 10-fan limit.
Waits with their fan
The hint shows each winning tile, how many remain, its fan, and which waits fall short of 3.
Three computer levels
Beginner, Normal and Expert, none of which can see your tiles or the wall.
Online tables
Quick match plays an East round; private rooms can be a single hand or four rounds.
How it works
- 1
Draw and lay out flowers
Draw a tile and discard one; flowers and seasons are laid out and replaced from the end of the wall.
- 2
Chow, pung, kong
Chow a run from the player on your left, or pung or kong a matching discard from anyone.
- 3
Reach 3 fan and win
Four sets and a pair worth at least 3 fan wins, and the payment is worked out for you.
About the game
Hong Kong mahjong, also called Cantonese mahjong, is the style most often played in Hong Kong homes. It uses the full 144-tile set with eight flowers and 13-tile hands. Chows come only from the player on your left, while pungs and kongs can be claimed from anyone.
Its scoring is the simplest of the major styles, which is why it is often recommended to newcomers. A hand needs at least 3 fan to win, and 10 fan reaches the limit. Fan are converted to points on the “half-spicy” table: each fan doubles the payment up to 4 fan, then the steps grow more gently. The discarder pays a full share on a discard win, and on a self-drawn win all three others pay. There is no dealer fan.
What Seriauth built
The game supports a single hand, an East round or a full four-round session, with flowers, robbing a kong and the Hong Kong payment rules. Its wait hint goes further than a plain list of tiles: it shows how many fan each winning tile is worth and marks waits that would not reach the 3-fan minimum, which is the most common stumbling block for new players. Three computer levels run from a loose caller to an expert that builds bigger hands and defends when you are close.
An illustrated beginner guide covers tiles, winning hands, fan and scoring, and individual pages explain popular hands such as All Pungs, Mixed One Suit and Thirteen Orphans. Four-player online rooms share the same table, with the computer taking empty seats.
FAQ
What is the minimum to win?
A winning hand must be worth at least 3 fan. Hands of 10 fan or more hit the limit.
How do fan turn into points?
On the half-spicy table, each fan doubles the payment up to 4 fan, then the steps grow more slowly toward the limit.
Who pays on a discard win?
The player who discarded the winning tile pays in full. A self-drawn win is paid by all three other players.
Is there a dealer bonus?
No. Unlike Taiwanese mahjong, Hong Kong scoring has no dealer fan, though the dealer keeps the deal after a draw.
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