Every faan item in the VMC Hong Kong rule set, with its value. Add the items that apply to your hand and check the total against the point table agreed for the game.
Before you count
The minimum number of faan needed to win is chosen before the game. 3 faan is the common choice, and beginners sometimes waive the minimum. A point table that lists 0 to 2 faan does not by itself make those hands eligible.
The settlement can be Classical or Modern. The faan below are the same in both; only the payment changes. See VMC rules explained.
Basic items and winning bonuses
Item
Faan
All Chows
1
Closed Hand
1
Dragon Pung / Kong
1 each
Seat Wind / Round Wind
1 each
Self-Drawn
1
After Kong
2 in total
After Consecutive Kongs
9 in total
Robbing the Kong
1
Last Tile
1
Hand patterns
Item
Faan
All Pungs
3
Half Flush
3
Full Flush
7
Small Dragons
5 in total
Big Dragons
8 in total
Mixed Terminals and Honours
4 in total
Small Winds
6 in total
Limit hands
Item
Faan
Four Concealed Pungs
8
All Honours
10 + compatible extras
All Terminals
13 (no extras)
Big Winds
13 (no extras)
Four Kongs
13 (no extras)
Thirteen Orphans
13 (no extras)
Nine Gates
13 (no extras)
Heavenly Hand
13 (no extras)
Earthly Hand
13 (no extras)
Human Hand
13 (no extras)
Flowers and seasons
Item
Faan
No Flowers or Seasons
1
Matching Flower / Season
1 each
All Four Flowers / Seasons
2 per category
Combining items
Replacement items already contain their parent item: do not add Self-Drawn to a 2-faan kong-replacement win.
Small Dragons and Big Dragons include their dragon bonuses. Small Winds replaces the seat-wind and round-wind bonuses.
Full Flush replaces Half Flush. Four Concealed Pungs replaces All Pungs. Mixed Terminals and All Honours include All Pungs.
A last-wall self-draw can combine with Self-Drawn. Flower replacement is not a kong replacement.
A 13-faan special hand takes no extra faan. 13 faan or more uses the last row of the point table.
For Four Concealed Pungs the winning tile must complete the pair. Nine Gates is a concealed 1112345678999 plus one more tile of the same suit.
Values follow the MyMahjong Hong Kong guidebook (Book 1), which is based on the VMC and HKMA rule sets, with the permission of both. The explanations are our own. HKMA: Based on Hong Kong Mahjong Association (HKMA) rules. www.hkmahjong.org