Chinese Official Mahjong · 2 pt
Double Pung in Chinese Official Mahjong (MCR): Points and Examples
In Chinese Official Mahjong, Double Pung (双同刻) is worth 2 points: you win with two pungs (or kongs) of the same number in different suits — say three 5 characters and three 5 dots.
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The rules for Double Pung
- Two pungs or kongs with the same number in different suits (two of characters, dots, bamboo)
- Suited tiles only — honors have no number
- Claimed, concealed or kongs all count
- Two different numbers each paired across suits (5m+5p and 9m+9s) score two Double Pungs
What Double Pung does not combine with
- The same number in all three suits is Triple Pung (16), and Double Pung is not counted
- All Terminals (64) consists only of 1 and 9 pungs and excludes Double Pung
Scoring examples
Won on a discard
| Double Pung | 2 |
| Two Terminal Chows | 1 |
| No Honors | 1 |
| Single Wait | 1 |
| Total | 5 pt |
|---|
Below 8 points — not allowed to win.
Won on a discard
| All Pungs | 6 |
| Dragon Pung | 2 |
| Double Pung | 2 |
| Total | 10 pt |
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Reaches the 8-point minimum — a legal win.
Won on a discard
| Triple Pung | 16 |
| All Pungs | 6 |
| No Honors | 1 |
| Total | 23 pt |
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Reaches the 8-point minimum — a legal win.
How Double Pung helps you reach 8
At 2 points its main job is topping up All Pungs: All Pungs (6) plus Double Pung is exactly 8. When building All Pungs, two same-number pairs in different suits give you that extra chance — and a third suit turns it into Triple Pung.
| Combination | Points |
|---|---|
| Double Pung + All Pungs | 8 |
| Double Pung + All Pungs + All Simples | 10 |
| Triple Pung (no Double Pung) | 16 |
Related fan
- Triple Pung: the same number pung in all three suits, 16 points.
- All Pungs: four pungs — Double Pung's most common partner.
- Mixed Double Chow: the chow version of "same number, two suits", 1 point.
How often it happens
In 4,000 hands of the site's AI playing normally, Double Pung appeared in only 0.13% of wins (5 wins): pungs are rarer than chows, and same-number pungs in two suits rarer still.
FAQ
How many points is Double Pung?
2 points in Chinese Official Mahjong. All three suits is Triple Pung (16), which replaces it.
Do honor pungs count?
No. Double Pung compares the numbers of suited tiles; winds and dragons have no number.
Does Double Pung need a concealed hand?
No, claimed pungs count. Try it in our online MCR game.
Related fan
Triple Pung 16 pt
Pungs of one number in all three suits — 16 points. Pungs may be claimed; Double Pung is not added; how it stacks with All Pungs.
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.
Mixed Double Chow 1 pt
The same chow in two suits for 1 point: counting it twice, the account-once limit, and how it grows into Mixed Triple Chow.
Try it at the table
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