Chapter three · Play

Draw one, discard one

Play moves counter-clockwise. On your turn, draw a tile and discard one while shaping your hand.

Chowfrom the player before you

Pungfrom any discard

Kongfour identical tiles

A Chow takes the previous player’s discard to complete three consecutive suited tiles. A Pung takes any discard to complete three identical tiles.

A Kong contains four identical tiles and may be exposed, concealed or extended from a Pung. Draw a replacement from the back of the wall after declaring it. A winning claim normally outranks Pung or Kong, which outrank Chow.

Draw
Take one tile from the live wall.
Decide
Check for a win or improve your groups.
Discard
Place one tile face up in the discard area.

ANIMATED RULES

See every move

Each lesson plays on view and can be replayed.

01

Draw & discard

Draw from the wall, then discard a different tile.

02

Chow · 吃

Claim only the previous player’s discard to complete a run.

03

Pung · 碰

Claim any discard to join a pair and make three identical tiles.

04

Melded Kong · 明杠

Join a discard with three matching tiles, then replace.

05

Concealed Kong · 暗杠

Declare four concealed matches, then draw a replacement.

06

Added Kong · 加杠

Add your own fourth tile to an exposed Pung.