The Smooth GUIDE ​to MahJong
  • INTRODUCTION
    • THE GAME
    • Glossary
    • The Mah Jong Set
    • The Game of Mah Jong
    • Starting the Game
    • Playing a Goulash Game
  • QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE to HANDS
    • 2 - 3 Suits
    • Any One Suit (Chows or Pungs)
    • Assorted Chows
    • Assorted Pungs
    • Bamboos
    • Characters
    • Circles
    • Dates
    • Dragons
    • Even Numbers
    • Mixed Chows
    • Mixed Odds and Evens
    • Mixed Up Pungs
    • N.E.W.S
    • Odd Numbers
    • One Chow Each Suit
    • One Pung Each Suit
    • One of Each Dragon
    • Pairs
    • Sequence of 1 - 7
    • Sequence of 1-8 and 1-9
    • Sequence of 2 - 8
    • Winds
  • MAH JONG HANDS: A-Z
    • 1's and 9's
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E and F
    • G
    • H
    • I, J and K
    • L
    • M and N
    • O and P
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U and V
    • W
  • Contact
    • Site Map
Mah Jong Hands -  O - P
​OPAL HAND
Three pungs of non-red circles  -  2 - 4 - 8
Pung of White Dragons
Pair of Winds
Discards allowed
OPEN GATES
Pungs of 1's  -  in the first suit
Sequence of 2 - 5 - in the first suit
Pung of 9's - in the second suit
Sequence of 5 - 8 - in the second suit
Discards allowed
PAT'S FANCY
One chow in each suit
One of each Dragon
Pair of Winds
All tiles from the wall, except the last
PEARL HAND
Circles only
Four pungs or chows and a pair - all in 2's, 3's, 4's, 6's and 8's
- and/or -
White Dragons
Discards allowed
PEARL HARBOUR
7 - 12 - 1941 in two suits
Concealed hand
PIANO KEYS
Sequence of 1 - 9 in the first suit
Two pungs and a pair in the sequence 2 - 8 in the second suit
Concealed hand
PLUCKING THE MOON FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
Circles only
Four lungs
Pair of 2's
Discards allowed
PLUCKING THE PLUM BLOSSOM
Circles only
Four lungs
Pair of 5's
Discards allowed
PUNG CHOW
Four chows or pungs - all in the same suit
Pair - in the same suit
Concealed hand
PRETTY POLLY
Pung of Green Bamboos
Pung of Green Dragons
Pung of Red Bamboos
Pung of White Dragons
Pair of South Winds
Discards allowed
PROFESSORS
Three mixed up chows
One of each Dragon
Pair of Winds
All tiles from the wall, except the last
PUNG CHOP SUEY
Pung of 1's in Circles
Pung of 2's in Bamboos
Pung of 3's in Characters
Pair of any Dragons
Pung of own Wind
Discards allowed
PURITY HAND
No Winds or Dragons
Straight Mah Jong
Discards allowed
PYRAMIDS
1 - 2 - 3 in the first suit
2 - 3 - 4 in the second suit
3 - 4 - 5 in the third suit
NEWS
Any Wind to pair
Concealed hand
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Acknowledgement:

​All the information collected was from players of the game. Mostly written on scraps of paper, or typed with carbon copies, I have amalgamated them as best I can.

Thank you to all the contributors.


Polly Healy - Copyright: 2013 
THE SMOOTH GUIDE TO MAH JONG
pollyhealy@live.co.uk
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  • INTRODUCTION
    • THE GAME
    • Glossary
    • The Mah Jong Set
    • The Game of Mah Jong
    • Starting the Game
    • Playing a Goulash Game
  • QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE to HANDS
    • 2 - 3 Suits
    • Any One Suit (Chows or Pungs)
    • Assorted Chows
    • Assorted Pungs
    • Bamboos
    • Characters
    • Circles
    • Dates
    • Dragons
    • Even Numbers
    • Mixed Chows
    • Mixed Odds and Evens
    • Mixed Up Pungs
    • N.E.W.S
    • Odd Numbers
    • One Chow Each Suit
    • One Pung Each Suit
    • One of Each Dragon
    • Pairs
    • Sequence of 1 - 7
    • Sequence of 1-8 and 1-9
    • Sequence of 2 - 8
    • Winds
  • MAH JONG HANDS: A-Z
    • 1's and 9's
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E and F
    • G
    • H
    • I, J and K
    • L
    • M and N
    • O and P
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U and V
    • W
  • Contact
    • Site Map