Points and Payouts in Filipino Mahjong
Initial Points
Since Filipino Mahjong is typically played for money, there are no initial points. Feel free to play without money on the line!
Filipino Scoring Payout Tables
| Value | Hand | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.00 | Winning | Automatically awarded upon completing a hand. | Going Out |
| $.25 | All Chows | Hand consists of only sequences. | Chow-based |
| $.25 | All Pungs | Hand consists of only pungs/kongs. | Pung-based |
| $.25 | Concealed Hand | Hand contains no open melds. | Going Out |
| $.25 | All Revealed | All sets are visible and waiting to complete the pair. | Going Out |
| $.25 | Quick Win | Winning within 5 discards. | Going Out |
| $.50 | Pure Straight | Hand consists of three chows, 1-9 in the same suit. | Chow-based |
| $.50 | Full Flush | Hand contains only one suit. | Suit-based |
| $.50 | Seven Pairs | Hand contains seven pairs plus a pung. | Special |
| $.25 | Back to Back | Declare a wait on two pairs. |
Going Out
|
| $.25 | Single |
Declaring a wait edge/middle/single tile. Paníngit, waiting on an incomplete chow with middle tile missing +¼ |
Going Out
|
| $.25 | Paníngit |
Declaring waiting on an incomplete chow with middle tile missing +¼ |
Going Out
|
Instant Payout Table
| Value | Hand | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $.25 | Thirteen Flowers | Hand contains thirteen flower tiles | Special |
| $.25 | No Flowers | Hand contains no flowers. Can be awarded at deal and at win. | Special |
| $.25 | Open Kong | Declaring an open kong. | Kong-based |
| $.50 | Concealed Kong | Declaring a concealed kong. | Kong-based |
| $.50 | Extended Kong | A pung which has been extended into a kong. |
Kong-based
|
Who Pays Out?
- Win by a discarded tile: Other players pay the full value, discarder pays winner double.
- Win by self-drawn tile: All players pay double the full value of the winner's hand.
Example Calculation
- Winning - $1.00
- All Pungs - $0.25
The hand earns $1.00 for winning. An additional $0.25 are earned for All Pungs for a total of $1.25. The responsible player will pay double the value of the hand, $2.50 and the others will pay $1.25 so the total winnings would be $5.00.
Other Special Rules and Possible Payouts
Here are some special rules, which are optional to gameplay.
Doubles
At the start of the game, two dice are rolled to break the wall. A roll of doubles means all payouts are doubled.
Jai Alái (Pot)
Players put a share, typically $1, into the jai alái (pronounced hai-a-lai). At the end of each game, the winner gets one marker, two for búnot. The first player to get five markers wins the jai alai (pot).
Adding Jokers
This is not adding the American Joker tiles! At the start of the game, after all players have their tiles dealt and their flowers declared and replaced, the máno can roll the dice again to determine a joker tile. Say you (the dealer/máno) roll a 7. Count seven blocks down the flower wall. Turn over the top tile. (If the tile is a flower, keep turning over the next one until you have a suited tile.) This tile is now the joker and can represent any other suited tile.
