Japanese Mahjong scoring rules are used for Japanese Mahjong, a game for four players common in Japan. The rules were organized in the TaishÅ to Showa period as the game became popular.
The scoring system uses structural criteria as well as bonuses. Players start with 20,000 to 30,000 points. Scores are counted using sticks of 10,000 points, 5,000 points, 1,000 points and 100 points. A game often ends when all the points of a player are lost, which is a situation called hakoten, dobon, etc.
There are two criteria in determining the winning points: han and fu, which correspond to a points table. Han is the unit for the value of yaku, which are particular patterns or conditions of a hand. Fu is the value of melds, waits and "going out".
Read more about Japanese Mahjong Scoring Rules: Steps of Calculation, Example Calculations, Scoring Tables, Mangan, Exhaustive Draws, Counters, Wareme, Chombo, Final Points and Place
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