Chinese Official Mahjong · 8 pt

Mixed Shifted Pungs in Chinese Official Mahjong (MCR): Points, Examples and Odds

In Chinese Official Mahjong, Mixed Shifted Pungs (三色三节高) is worth 8 points: your winning hand has a pung (or kong) in each of the three suits, with numbers stepping up by one — for example three 3 characters, three 4 dots and three 5 bamboo. 8 points is exactly the minimum to win.

The rules for Mixed Shifted Pungs

• Three pungs (kongs count), one each in characters, dots and bamboo
• Consecutive numbers, such as 3-4-5 or 7-8-9; any suit can take any number (3 bamboo, 4 characters, 5 dots also counts)
• Claimed pungs count: no concealed requirement. The fourth set and the pair are free
• Three stepping pungs in one suit are Pure Shifted Pungs, 24 points

What Mixed Shifted Pungs does not combine with

Nothing is excluded: self-built pungs add Three Concealed Pungs, four pungs add All Pungs, terminal pungs add Pung of Terminals or Honors — all scored on top.

How Mixed Shifted Pungs scores

Scored live by the site's engine, exactly as in the game.

Common combinations:

How it relates to other fan

• Pure Shifted Pungs: three stepping pungs in one suit, 24 points.
• Triple Pung: pungs of the same number in all three suits, 16 points. Holding pungs of 3 characters, 4 dots and 4 bamboo, the third suit's 4 gives Triple Pung and a 5 bamboo gives Mixed Shifted Pungs — both work.
• Mixed Shifted Chows: the same one-step pattern across the suits, but with chows, 6 points.
• All Pungs: three pungs are already there — one more pung makes All Pungs.

Mixed Shifted Pungs odds

Three pungs spread over three suits with consecutive numbers depend heavily on claiming and luck. In 3,849 winning hands of bot play on this site, Mixed Shifted Pungs appeared 12 times (0.31%), far fewer than the equally valued Mixed Straight (15%); the sample is small and only shows that it is rare.

How to build Mixed Shifted Pungs

• Look for it while building All Pungs: with many pungs and pairs, check whether the numbers across the suits can line up as 3-4-5 or similar.
• Pung boldly: no concealed requirement; claim the missing number as soon as it appears.
• Weigh it against Triple Pung: the same pairs often allow both; go for whichever tile has more copies left.
• When to give up: two copies of the missing tile are already out — switch to All Pungs or another route.

Try it at a table of online Chinese Official Mahjong — scoring is automatic.

FAQ

How many points is Mixed Shifted Pungs?

Mixed Shifted Pungs is worth 8 points in Chinese Official Mahjong — exactly the minimum to win.

Can the pungs be claimed?

Yes, claimed pungs count; no concealed requirement.

What is the difference from Pure Shifted Pungs?

Mixed Shifted Pungs spreads the three pungs over three suits, 8 points; Pure Shifted Pungs has all three in one suit, 24 points.

Related fan

Pure Shifted Pungs 24 pt Three consecutive pungs of one suit for 24 points: rules, how it competes with Pure Triple Chow, and what it stacks with. Mixed Shifted Chows 6 pt One chow per suit, each a step higher, for 6 points — one of MCR's most common routes to 8. How to top it up, and when to switch to Mixed Straight. All Pungs 6 pt Four pungs and a pair for 6 points — short of the 8-point minimum. How to top it up and what it stacks with.