LRC Taiwanese · Scoring rule
All Pong Hand
An All Pong Hand scores 25 points when all five of your melds are pongs (triplets) and not one is a sequence. Because every group must be three identical tiles, it is a collecting hand built on claiming and drawing duplicates rather than running consecutive numbers.
A worked example
All 5 melds are pongs (no sheungs). 25 points.
All 5 melds are pongs — 25 pts. No sheungs allowed.
Frequently asked
How many points is All Pong Hand worth in Taiwanese mahjong?
All Pong Hand scores 25 pts in LRC Taiwanese 16-tile mahjong. An All Pong Hand scores 25 points when all five of your melds are pongs (triplets) and not one is a sequence. Because every group must be three identical tiles, it is a collecting hand built on claiming and drawing duplicates rather than running consecutive numbers.
What is an example of All Pong Hand?
All 5 melds are pongs — 25 pts. No sheungs allowed. The full 17-tile hand scores 38 points in total.