Introduction

Historical Overview

Symbolism of Mah Jong

Luck and Skill in Mah Jong

What's New in version 2.0

Quick Start

Basics Training cards Claiming a tile Declaring Kongs Declaring Out Making the learning easy

Rules

Overview Playing Goal of the game Regular tiles Extra tiles Sets Deal Regular pace of the game Declaring a concealed Kong Declaring a melded Kong Robbing a Kong Declaring Ready Going out Deal ends in a draw Faulty declaration of Out Scoring Overview Basic scheme of calculation Sets and patterns Basic tile points Scores for basic sets Scores for Flowers and Seasons Scores for Chows Scores for Pungs/Kongs Scores for the hand Scores for miscellaneous patterns Scores for winning Limit and Special hands Classical Serpents Pairs Special ways of going out American hands Miscellaneous Doubling table Settling tables Rounding Limit points Payments Regular paying methods Payments after a draw Penalties Dealer bonus Bonus for dealer's extra hands Bonus for winning a Goulash deal Kitty Examples East goes out with a self-drawn tile East goes out with a discard West goes out with a self-drawn tile West goes out with a discard Comparison table Payments between losers Variations Overview Rule presets Overview Classification of rules Alan's Zung Jung American Classical American Modern Australian British Official Chinese Classical Chinese New Style Chinese Official Chinese Transitional European Classical Dutch League rules French German Hong Kong Mah Jong Internet Mahjong Server Italian Official Japanese Classical Japanese Modern Japanese Transitional Korean Style Mahjong Masters Million Taiwanese 16-Tile Mah Jong Wilmington Advanced 12-Tiles rules World Mahjong Players Association Comparison table Customizing rule presets Overview Guidelines for customizing rule presets Customizing a rule preset Creating a new preset Modifying a user preset Renaming a user preset Deleting a user preset Rule variations Special tiles Flowers and Seasons Jokers Dora tiles Omit Bamboo tiles Kongs Declaration of Kong Hiding concealed Kongs Kongs as concealed sets Restrictions for the winning hand Min. points/doubles/faan/han Max. number of Chows Prohibition of mixed suits Require Limit/Special hand Exceptions Claiming rules Chows Pair Over-claiming Sacred Discard Missed Discard Kuikae Competitive claims Ready rules Obligatory Ready declaration Voluntary Ready declaration Ready on original hand Ready on first turn Draw rules Pass deal on draw Pay points after a draw Nagashi Mangan Play Goulash after a draw Dead hand rules Check true ready state of hand Miscellaneous Using five sets Number of rounds Round wind sequence Dead Wall Charleston Specifying how discards are placed on board Using extended discard information Pass deal after East's win Scoring variations Initial and Limit points Logic of scoring system Inclusion and scoring of hands and patterns Rounding Settling tables Overview Faan-Laak scoring Mangan scoring Paying methods Overview Between all players To winner only Only add-up scores Payments to winner Chinese Classical scheme Chinese Modern scheme Chinese/Taiwanese Official scheme Japanese scheme Mahjong Masters Million scheme Internet Mahjong Server scheme Wilmington Advanced 12-Tile scheme Simple scheme Korean scheme WMPA scheme Customized payment scheme Each loser always pays the minimum East receives double Payments between losers East pays/receives double Penalties

Playing Four Winds

User interface Screen Choosing the board size Using menu commands to arrange discards Setting discard delay Adjusting the speed of the animation Arranging tiles manually Using auto acceleration Using the smart cursor Changing a theme Using custom tiles Customizing sounds and music Configuring game controls Specifying user file locations Keyboard shortcuts Forcing MIDI to play from start Bypassing DirectX sound Controlling game environment Game sessions Choosing a rule preset Starting a new game Specifying overrides Aborting a game Opening a game Starting the last saved game automatically Saving a game Sending a game via e-mail Restarting a deal Moving back and forth in the game Replaying a deal Options Toggling deal animation Displaying messages Displaying tile identifiers Displaying hands Toggling sound effects Toggling background music Displaying hands after deal is over Displaying Wall tiles after deal is over Showing the source of discard Enabling or disabling overrides for displaying discards Enabling or disabling Undo Enabling or disabling hints Enabling or disabling replay of hand Hiding competition Using views and windows Viewing discarded tiles Wall window Dora Tiles window Players window Available Tiles window Using the Game Manager Overview Hands tab Rules tab Statistics tab Moves tab Chat tab Viewing scores Current game - Total points Current game - Statistics Top 50 Hands view Top 50 Games view Favorites Printing scores Print dialog box Printing notated list of moves Getting Help Using Four Winds Help Using hints Controlling game flow Discarding a tile and undoing the discard Claiming another player's discard Declaring a Kong Robbing a Kong Declaring Out Declaring Ready Accelerating the pace of the game Specifying value for a joker Multiplayer games Overview Setting up the game Choosing a provider Specifying multiplayer game options Joining a session in progress

FAQ

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Troubleshooting