LRC Taiwanese · Scoring rule
Robbing the Gong
Robbing the Kong scores 10 points for a dramatic, rare win: another player adds a fourth tile to their exposed pong to promote it to a kong, and that exact tile completes your hand, so you claim it to win. It can only happen at the instant of an upgrade to kong.
A worked example
Won by taking a tile that another player was adding to their exposed pong (making a kong).
Someone tried to promote a pong to a kong — you grabbed their tile to win.
Frequently asked
How many points is Robbing the Gong worth in Taiwanese mahjong?
Robbing the Gong scores 10 pts in LRC Taiwanese 16-tile mahjong. Robbing the Kong scores 10 points for a dramatic, rare win: another player adds a fourth tile to their exposed pong to promote it to a kong, and that exact tile completes your hand, so you claim it to win. It can only happen at the instant of an upgrade to kong.
What is an example of Robbing the Gong?
Someone tried to promote a pong to a kong — you grabbed their tile to win. The full 17-tile hand scores 25 points in total.