Mahjong is a popular intellectual sport around the world, and its core goal is "Hu Pai". But for beginners, the most commonly asked question is:What's wrong with Mahjong?？Simply put, when your hand satisfies a specific combination structure, you can declare a card. This article will systematically analyze the basic rules, common card types and special situations of Hu cards to help you thoroughly understand the judgment of Hu cards.

Basic conditions for Hu Pai

In most mahjong rules, Hu cards need to meet the following two basic conditions:

  • Card type complete structure: The hand usually consists of four sets of "faces"(straight or carved) and a pair of "generals"(also known as sparrow heads), with a total of 14 cards. Straight refers to three consecutive cards of the same suit (such as 10,000, 20,000, and 30,000), and engraved cards refer to three of the same cards (such as three east winds).
  • Comply with specific rules: Different mahjong plays (such as national mahjong, Sichuan mahjong, Guangdong mahjong, etc.) have additional requirements for Hu cards, such as missing one door, not being able to take cards, and having multiple numbers, etc.

For example, in Sichuan Mahjong, when playing a card, it is usually required to have "one door missing", that is, there can only be two colors in the card hand, and there can be no word plates. In national standard mahjong, a certain number of times is required to be able to play.

Common examples of Hu brand types

After understanding the basic structure, let's take a look at several typical Hu card types:

  1. pinghu: Consists of four sets of straight and a pair of trump cards, with no notches or bars. For example: 1.23 million, 456 pieces, 789 barrels, 234 pieces, 50,000 pairs.
  2. Pengpenhu: Consists of four sets of carving pieces (or bars) and a pair of general cards. For example: three 10,000 yuan, three east winds, three 5,000 yuan, three 9,000 yuan, and a pair of red medium.
  3. seven pairs: Consists of seven pairs, no straight or carved. For example: 110,000, 550,000, 99, 22, 66, 88, 33.
  4. exclusively: All cards are of the same color (one of ten thousand, bar, and barrel) and meet the basic structure.

These card types may have different numbers under different rules, but they all meet the basic conditions of Hu cards.

Special Hupai situations and matters needing attention

In addition to the above standard card types, there are also some special card methods to understand:

  • self-drawn: If you touch the cards you need and play them, the number of plays is usually higher.
  • fire: The cards played by others are exactly the cards you need. You can choose the cards.
  • snatch a beard: When others add a card, if that card is the card you need to play, you can grab the card.
  • for the moon: The last card on the card wall touches Houhu card.

It should be noted that in some rules, if the hand does not meet the minimum number requirement, it cannot be played even if the structure is complete (for example, the national standard mahjong requires at least 8 digits). In addition, if there are "flower cards" in the hand (such as plum orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemum), it usually needs to be repaired, which may affect the structure of the card.

How to quickly determine whether there is a card

For novices, you can quickly make a judgment through the following steps:

  1. Check whether the number of cards in your hand is 14 (or 13 cards are playing cards).
  2. Try breaking up your hand into four sets of faces and a pair of trump cards.
  3. Confirm whether the special rules of the current gameplay are met (such as missing goals, number, etc.).
  4. If all of the above are satisfied, you can declare Hu card.

After more practice, you will gradually form a card type intuition and your judgment speed will be greatly improved.

summary

All in all,What's wrong with Mahjong?Depends on the card type structure and rule requirements. Mastering the basic combination, being familiar with common card types, and understanding special rules are the key to accurately judging Hu cards. I hope this article will help you clear your doubts and be more comfortable at the table. I wish you the best to know yourself and win a winning streak!