Five sets and a pair
Each player is dealt sixteen tiles (the dealer seventeen) and must form five sets and a pair. With more tiles, players complete hands faster, and multiple scoring elements are common.
Tai scoring
Payments combine a fixed base with an amount per tai. Typical tai come from self-draw, a concealed hand, winning as dealer (and for consecutive dealer wins), flowers matching your seat, honour pungs and special hands such as all pungs or a flush.
Pace and atmosphere
Taiwanese games are lively and fast, often played late into the night during the Lunar New Year. The style is also extremely popular online.
Learning it
Players who know Hong Kong mahjong can learn Taiwanese quickly: the main adjustments are the extra set, the scoring list and local rules for dealer streaks and payments.
