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to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad simp. and trad.(小四喜)小四喜 Pronunciation[edit]小四喜 Way before Crazy Rich Asians made the game of Mahjong famous by slotting it into the most important scene in the movie, some of us Singaporeans are already killing it in our self-directed “God of Gamblers” series. Source: fareastfilm.comWeek in week out, we fully utilise the “healing power of mahjong” and how it treats senile as an excuse to gather with our friends or family members over a game on mahjong. Mahjong is good, they say. It treats senile, they say. That was before I lost all my taxi money and end up walking home. With that, we compiled a Mahjong guide and find out the probability of some of these winning hands:
The Probability of Seeing These Mahjong Winning HandsSome of us are guilty of taking Instagram stories of our tiles whenever we win with a certain hand. Source: SgagWe get it, you made some money, well-done! Truth is, not all Mahjong hands are created evenly. Some of these hands have a lower chance of happening than the rest! Based on a study done, if you were to:
Here are the dates of which you will see these Mahjong hands: Mahjong HandWhen will you see it?Number of rounds Source: mahjongnews.com Mahjong Guide For Singaporeans: ScoringSource: GfycatThe amount of money you win in a round of Mahjong depends on the number of Doubles (some people call them “tai” or “fan”) your combination entitles you to. If you are having trouble remembering how many Doubles your combination entitles you to, we did a compilation to help you out! Number of doubles Source: Singapore Sparrows Further Reading on the Probability of These Mahjong Winning HandSource: HardwarezoneMahjong Combination: All Chows without any animal or bonus tiles (平和) and Mixed Suit (混一色)All Chows without any animal or bonus tiles (平和) and Mixed Suit (混一色) the more common winning hands in a game of Mahjong. These two combinations have a 1 in 16 chance of happening throughout a round of mahjong. Here’s what an “All Chows without any animal or bonus tiles (平和)” combination looks like: It is a winning hand which consists only of consecutive numbers in sets of three. The set should not have any flowers, animals, own wind or dragon tiles in it. Here’s what a Mixed Suit (混一色)combination looks like: Source: mahjongstudio.comFor Mixed suit, it is a combination made up of tiles of the same suit and includes Winds or Dragons tiles. Mahjong Combination: Pure Suit (清一色)A Pure Suit (清一色) winning hand has a 1 in 32 chance of occurring. Source: mahjongstudio.comA Pure Suit is a combination made up of tiles from the same suit (eg. Bamboo, Circles or Characters). Mahjong Combination: Winning With a Replacement Tile for Bonus Tiles (花上自摸)For every 208 rounds of Mahjong game, there is a chance of players winning the game, with a hand completed by a replacement card. This is after receiving a flower or animal tile. Mahjong Combination: Robbing the Kong (抢杠)A winning hand that is completed by snatching a declared Kong from other players. There is a 1 in 320 chance of this happening. Mahjong Combination: Little Three Dragons/Little Three Scholars (小三元)Little Three Dragons/Little Three Scholars is a hand made up of 2 sets of Dragon tiles and the remaining Dragon set as the eye. Source: Mahjongstudio.comThere is a 1 in 384 chance of this happening. Now, to some of the hardest combinations. These are the only type of winning hands worth putting on your social media. Source: giphyMahjong Combination: Thirteen Orphans/Thirteen Wonders (十三幺)This is, in my opinion, one of the hardest combinations to get, but I was wrong. Turns out, the Thirteen Orphans/Thirteen Wonders is actually the easiest when compared to the rest of the special combinations. There is a 1 in 2,464 chance of it happening. Source: mahjongstudio.comThis combination requires each of the four Winds tile, each of the three Dragons tile, the number one and number nine of the three suits (Bamboo, Circles or Characters). Mahjong Combination: Little Four Winds/Little Four Blessings (小四喜)We are now down to some of the rarer winning hands in mahjong. Source: mahjongstudio.comThe Little Four Winds/Little Four Blessings is made up of three of the Winds (in a pong or Kong)with one pair of the remaining Wind. This combination has a 1 in 3,232 chance of happening. Mahjong Combination: Big Three Dragons/Big Three Scholars (大三元)Unleash the Dragons! Source: mahjongstudio.comIf you have three of the Dragons (in a pong or kong), you are winning the game with the Big Three Dragons/Big Three Scholars combination. There is only a 1 in 3,744 chance of you getting it. Mahjong Combination: All Honours (字一色)If you have a hand made up of either the four Winds or three Dragons, you have an All Honours winning hand. Source: mahjongstudio.comThis combination only appears once every 5,200 round. Mahjong Combination: Pure Green Suit Hand/ The Green Bamboo (绿一色)We are down to the second rarest combination. The Pure Green Suit Hand has a 1 in 10,400 chance of happening. Source: mahjongstudio.comThe reason that this hand got its name lies in the colour of all the tiles in this winning hand. Made up of only Bamboo tiles and the ‘Fa’ tile, this winning hand is hard to come by. Mahjong Combination: Big Four Winds/Big Four Blessings (大四喜)No prize for guessing, but the Big Four Winds/Big Four Blessings winning hand has the lowest probability in a game of mahjong. With a rare 1 in 57,856 chance of happening, this combination definitely needs to go onto your Instastory! Source: mahjongstudio.comThis winning hand requires all the Winds (be it pong or kong) to be in the combination. How To Play MahjongThere are a total of 148 tiles in a Singaporean Mahjong set. The tilesets are: The Circles Suit (筒子)Source: wikipediaThere are 4 of each tile in a Singaporean Mahjong set. The Bamboo Suit (索子)Source: wikipediaThere are 4 of each tile in a Singaporean Mahjong set. The Character Suit (万子)Source: wikipediaThere are 4 of each tile in a Singaporean Mahjong set. The Wind Tiles (四风牌)Source: wikipediaThere are 4 of each tile in a Singaporean Mahjong set. The Dragon Tiles (三元牌)Source: wikipediaThere are 4 of each tile in a Singaporean Mahjong set. The Flower and Animals TilesSource: wikipediaSource: wikipediaThere is only one of each per set. How To Win MahjongOver a game of mahjong, tiles are distributed to the players and the game is played. The game ends when one of the players managed to assemble a winning hand or when the unused tile runs out. In the case when the unused tile runs out, the game is considered a draw. What Happens Next After A Win?When someone wins the game, the banker position is passed on to the player on the right of the current banker. Each time, the banker position completes its cycle on all the four players, the “Wind” of the game changes. A mahjong round is completed when all four “Winds” are completed. Advertisement About Ming Feng A stint in Bloomberg gifted me with a beer belly, which only grew larger when I moved on to become a Professional Trader. Now I turn caffeine into digestible finance-related content. |