Learn · Class 3 of 20
Gongs
A pong is three identical tiles, and you can take the third from anyone’s discard. This class teaches how to claim a pong, and why holding back is sometimes the smarter move.
Basics Hidden, open and promoted Gongs: four alike, one set, and the bonus draw each one earns. 7 min
Welcome back. Sit, I'll deal.
Sheung from your left. Pong from anyone.
Today, the fourth tile. Tidy first.
Three greens. Three nines. Two hidden Pongs.
A Sheung, finished. And two pairs.
East opens. Then you draw.
A Gong earns a draw. From the back.
West Wind. A loner. Nothing to join.
Pong takes three. Gong takes four.
Bonus draw again. North Wind. A loner.
Four sets, a pair, and one gap.
Keep it in hand, the chance is gone.
Bonus draw. Seven-circle. Into the gap!
Three Gongs. One hidden, two open.
Forty-two tai. Gongs add up.
Pong plus one is a Gong. Then draw.
You Gong now. Next, the turn and wall.
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