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Exmouth & District

Mahjong Beginners – Special Hands

Buried TreasureLimitCONCEALED pungs/kongs of 1 suit and a pair (can include winds and dragons)
Pairs (clean)LimitAll pairs but using only 1 suit (can include winds and dragons)
Pairs (dirty)½ limitAll pairs but can use all 3 suits (can include winds and dragons like Pairs clean)
All pairs honours½ limit7 pairs of 1s, 9s, winds or dragons
KnittingLimit7 pairs with the same numbers using 2 suits (e.g. 3 of circles and 3 bamboos; 5 of circles and 5 bamboos, no winds or dragons)
Triple Knitting/ Crocheting½ limitSame as knitting but using 3 suits (4 sets of 3 tiles with the same number and a pair of same numbers)
Flying Angel (wriggling snake)Limit1-9 of any 1 suit, 1 of each wind and a pair of any of them
Windy ChowLimitChow (run of 3) in each suit, 1 of each of the winds and a pair of 1 of the winds
13 Unique WondersLimitOne of each dragon(3 tiles) and wind (4 tiles), 1 and 9 or each suit (6 tiles) and any one paired.

NOTE: FOR THE ABOVE HANDS, ALL TILES MUST BE DRAWN FROM THE WALL EXCEPT THE FINAL TILE FOR MAHJONG

PurityLimitPungs/kongs (open or concealed) of any 1 suit and a pair (no winds, dragons or chows)
All honoursLimitPungs/kong (open or concealed) of only winds, dragons, 1s and 9s
Ruby½ limitPungs/kongs in circles suit but only those numbers with any ‘red’ circles PLUS MUST include pung or kong of Red Dragon
Emerald½ limitPungs/kongs in bamboo suit but only those numbers with all green bamboos PLUS MUST include pung/kong of green dragon