LRC Taiwanese · Scoring rule
Big Dragons 大三元
Big Dragons scores 40 points for holding pongs of all three dragon tiles — red, green, and white. Known in Chinese as the Three Great Scholars, it is one of mahjong’s signature limit hands; in LRC Taiwanese scoring the three dragon pongs also score their 2 points each on top.
A worked example
Pong of all 3 dragon types. 40 points.
Red + Green + White dragon pongs = Big Dragons (40 pts).
Frequently asked
How many points is Big Dragons worth in Taiwanese mahjong?
Big Dragons scores 40 pts in LRC Taiwanese 16-tile mahjong. Big Dragons scores 40 points for holding pongs of all three dragon tiles — red, green, and white. Known in Chinese as the Three Great Scholars, it is one of mahjong’s signature limit hands; in LRC Taiwanese scoring the three dragon pongs also score their 2 points each on top.
What is an example of Big Dragons?
Red + Green + White dragon pongs = Big Dragons (40 pts). The full 17-tile hand scores 63 points in total.