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ID172-Mah Jongg in Error – Dead Hand Examples and Payouts for 3 and 4 Players
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| # | Scenario | 4 Player Payout | 3 Player Payout | Source |
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Player A declares Mah Jongg in error, but hasn’t put up any exposures. tiles.
Game proceeds with all players, and there is no penalty to the declarer. |
All players pay the winner at the end of the game. | All players pay the winner at the end of the game. | *MJME, pg. 21, para. 2 |
| 2 | Player A declares Mah Jongg and puts one exposure on top of their rack.
Then Player A says, “Oops, I don’t have Mah Jongg.” Play continues with all players with no penalty to anyone. |
Payout as usual | Payout as usual | *MJME, pg.21, para. 3 |
| 3 | Player A declares Mah Jongg in error.
Player B throws in hand or declares Mah Jongg in error. C and D continue to play. Player C’s hand goes dead. |
Player C pays Player D double the value of the hand Player C was attempting to make. | Player B pays Player C, double the value of the hand Player B was attempting to make. | *MJME, pg. 22b |
| 4 | Player A declares Mah Jongg in error.
B and C throw in their hand. Player D stops playing. |
Player A pays Player D double value of Player A’s Hand. | Player A pays Player C, double the value of Player A’s Hand. | *MJME, pg. 22c |
| 5 | Player A declares Mah Jongg in error.
B destroys wall so C and D can’t continue. |
Player B pays lowest value on the card to Players C and D. | Player B pays lowest value on the card to Player C. | *MJME, pg. 22d |
| 6 | 3 Dead hands that did not result from any Mah Jongg. | All throw in. Â No one gets paid.
Game starts over. |
All throw in. Â No one gets paid.
Game start over. |
*MJME, pg. 22e |
| *Mah Jongg Made Easy 2024 edition published by the National Mah Jongg League | ||||