tsumoPing Hu (平胡)
Standard 4 sets and a pair in at most 2 suits
0 Fan (1 pt)
Sichuan Mahjong Rules Guide
Learn Sichuan Mahjong (Bloody Battle / 血战到底) online: 108 suited tiles, Huan San Zhang, Ding Que void declaration, instant Kong payouts, and multi-winner battle.
Rules at a Glance
| Quick Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Tile Set | 108 suited tiles (Dots, Bamboo, Characters; no honors or flowers) |
| Hand Size | 13 tiles held, win with 14 |
| Pre-Play Phases | Huan San Zhang (3-tile exchange) and Ding Que (void suit declaration) |
| Forbidden Claims | Chows (Chi) are strictly forbidden; Pong and Kong only |
| Multi-Winner | Round continues after Hu declarations until 3 players win or wall exhausts |
| Kong Transfers | Instant payouts (Gua Feng & Xia Yu) during live play |
Setup
- 108 suited tiles only: Dots, Bamboo, and Characters. No honors, flowers, or jokers. The dealer starts with 14 tiles; others start with 13.
- A sequence is three consecutive tiles of one suit; a triplet is three identical tiles. Honors cannot form sequences. A kong is four identical tiles and counts as one set.
- Before play, exchange three tiles of the same suit in the selected direction (Huan San Zhang), then declare one void suit (Ding Que).
Turns
- Draw one tile and discard one. If you hold void-suit tiles, discard them before any other suit.
- A winner reveals their hand and leaves turn rotation. Remaining players continue until three have won or the wall exhausts. The first winner becomes the next dealer; simultaneous first winners make the discarder the next dealer. If there is no winner, the dealer stays.
Calls
- Hu outranks Kong, which outranks Pong. Chow claims are forbidden, although concealed sequences are legal. Pong and Kong cannot use void-suit tiles.
- All eligible players can Hu the same discard, and the discarder pays each winner. Promoted kongs can be robbed for +1 Fan.
- Kong payments occur immediately among active players: concealed kong collects 2 points from each opponent; direct kong collects 2 from the discarder; promoted kong collects 1 from each opponent.
Winning
- Complete four sets and one pair, or concealed Seven Pairs. In Seven Pairs a quad may count as two pairs. No tile in the hand or melds may belong to your void suit.
- No minimum Fan applies: 0 Fan (Ping Hu) is legal. Each kong adds one physical tile to the normal 14-tile structure.
Scoring
- Payout is 2^Fan, capped at 4 Fan (16 points) in the standard profile. Compatible patterns and Gen (quads) add Fan without counting the same quad twice. Discard wins are paid by the discarder; self-draw wins by all remaining active opponents.
- If the wall exhausts, resolve void-suit penalties, ready-hand compensation, then eligible kong refunds. The exact recipients and amounts are in the draw-settlement reference.
Scoring patterns and winning structures
Supported hand patterns, their values, and tile examples. Bonus and payment rules appear in the companion references.
Fan Patterns & Bonuses
Dui Dui Hu (对对胡)
All four sets are triplets or quads
1 Fan (2 pts)
Qing Yi Se (清一色)
Entire hand composed of a single suit
2 Fan (4 pts)
Qi Dui (七对)
Seven pairs (concealed hand)
2 Fan (4 pts)
Long Qi Dui (龙七对)
Seven pairs containing at least one quad (4 of a kind)
3 Fan (8 pts)
Additional Fan patterns and modifiers
| Rule | Value | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Jin Gou Diao | 2 Fan | Four declared sets and a pair; standard-hand bonuses follow their exclusions. |
| Long / Double / Triple Dragon Seven Pairs | 3 / 4 / 5 Fan | Seven Pairs containing one / two / three quads. These already include the corresponding Gen. |
| Terminals Seven Pairs | 4 Fan | Seven Pairs using only 1s and 9s; eligible Gen is added. |
| Terminals in every group | 2 Fan | Each set and pair contains a 1 or 9. |
| Jiang Dui | 3 Fan | All triplets using only 2s, 5s, and 8s; replaces All Triplets and Jin Gou Diao. |
| Gen | +1 Fan per quad | Includes undeclared quads, but not quads already included in a Dragon Seven Pairs award. |
| Replacement win / robbing promoted kong / last tile | +1 Fan | Each eligible method bonus; normal win payments cap at 16 points. |
| Heavenly / Earthly Hand | Limit: 16 points | Qualifying uninterrupted opening wins. |
Exhaustive draw settlement
| Rule | Value | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Cha Hua Zhu | 16 points | Each active player holding void-suit tiles pays every active player without void-suit tiles, including unready players. |
| Cha Da Jiao | Maximum legal wait payout, capped at 16 | Among players without void-suit tiles, unready players pay each ready player. |
| Tui Shui | Kong refunds | Unready and void-suit players return kong payments only to original payers who are ready or have already won. |
Rules used in tsumo
These are the rules used in tsumo. Regional and house rules may differ.
- tsumo Sichuan Bloody Battle rules