Complete Hands in Mahjong



Properly Configured Hands

The following hands are all properly configured,
because they follow the rule of 4 Melds + 1 Head.


Run



+
Run



+
Run



+
Run



+
Head



Run



+
Run



+
Run



+
Set



+
Head



Run



+
Run



+
Set



+
Set



+
Head



Run



+
Set



+
Set



+
Set



+
Head



Set



+
Set



+
Set



+
Set



+
Head


Quads (4-tile Sets)

When Quads are used in a hand, treat them as one meld.
Keep in mind that this raises the total number of tiles beyond 14.



Quad



+
Set



+
Run



+
Run



+
Head



Quad



+
Quad



+
Quad



+
Run



+
Head




Exceptions!!

There are some exceptions to the 4 Melds + 1 Head rule.
A common example is the "All Pairs" hand, formed by 7 pairs.



Pair



+
Pair



+
Pair



+
Pair



+
Pair



+
Pair



+
Pair


Keep in mind that having a properly configured hand alone is not enough to create a legal hand!! In addition, you must have a hand that has at least a 1-Han value.

There are many ways to earn the 1-Han minimum.
These are fully covered in the section on Han values.


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