Chinese Official Mahjong · 16 pt

Triple Pung in Chinese Official Mahjong (MCR): Points, Examples and Odds

In Chinese Official Mahjong, Triple Pung (三同刻) is worth 16 points: your winning hand has a pung (or kong) of the same number in each of the three suits — for example three 2 characters, three 2 dots and three 2 bamboo. One Triple Pung clears the 8-point minimum easily.

The rules for Triple Pung

• Three pungs (kongs count) of the same number, one each in characters, dots and bamboo
• Pungs may be claimed: no concealed requirement, and they need not be concealed pungs
• The fourth set can be a chow or a pung; the pair is free
• The same number in only two suits is a Double Pung, 2 points

What Triple Pung does not combine with

• Double Pung (2 points): any two of the three pungs would be a Double Pung, so under the non-repeat principle it is not scored

Everything else still counts: if the three pungs were self-built you also get Three Concealed Pungs; if the number is 1 or 9, each pung adds a Pung of Terminals or Honors; four pungs add All Pungs.

How Triple Pung scores

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

Common combinations:

How it relates to other fan

• Double Pung: the same number pung in two suits, 2 points — usually already in hand when Triple Pung is half built.
• Mixed Triple Chow: the same chow in all three suits, 8 points. With a pair of the same number in all three suits you can pung for Triple Pung or use them in chows — Triple Pung scores more, Mixed Triple Chow is faster.
• Mixed Shifted Pungs: pungs stepping up by one across the suits (3 characters, 4 dots, 5 bamboo), 8 points.
• All Pungs and Three Concealed Pungs: pung fan that stack with it.

Triple Pung odds

Triple Pung needs three of the same number in each suit, with only four copies of each tile, so it leans heavily on claiming pungs. In 3,849 winning hands of bot play on this site it appeared only 4 times — too small a sample for a rate; it is simply a rare hand.

How to build a Triple Pung

• Start from a Double Pung: two suits already have the pung and the third has a pair — worth a try.
• Pung boldly: no concealed requirement; claim the third suit's tile as soon as it appears.
• Add All Pungs: with many pungs, go for All Pungs too, 22 points together.
• When to give up: two copies of the needed tile are already discarded or claimed — switch routes.

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

Triple Pung in other mahjong styles

Japanese riichi mahjong has the same hand, sanshoku doukou, worth 2 han (see the Japanese mahjong yaku list). Taiwanese and Sichuan mahjong have no such hand.

FAQ

How many points is Triple Pung?

Triple Pung is worth 16 points in Chinese Official Mahjong — enough to win on its own.

Can the pungs be claimed?

Yes. Claimed, self-drawn and kong-ed sets all count; no concealed requirement.

Does Triple Pung also score Double Pung?

No. Double Pung is included in Triple Pung.

How much is Triple Pung with All Pungs?

Triple Pung 16 plus All Pungs 6 is 22 points, before concealed pungs, terminal pungs and the rest.

Related fan

Double Pung 2 pt Two same-number pungs in different suits for 2 points; all three suits become Triple Pung. With All Pungs it makes exactly 8. Mixed Triple Chow 8 pt The same chow in all three suits — exactly 8 points. Why Mixed Double Chow is dropped, what the fourth chow can add, and how to build it. 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.