MCR patterns worth 6 and 4 points
Patterns worth six and four points. Few of them reach the eight-point minimum alone, so they are building blocks: for example All Pungs (6) or Half Flush (6) plus a couple of small patterns gets you to eight.
About this tier
Learning these is the fastest way to start winning regularly.
How to read the examples: sets that were called from a discard (exposed) are underlined in orange, and the winning tile has a gold outline. Every example is a complete winning hand that has been checked against the scoring engine.
All Pungs (碰碰和) · 6 points
Four pungs (or kongs) and a pair.
Half Flush (混一色) · 6 points
One suit plus honors.
Mixed Shifted Chows (三色三步高) · 6 points
Three chows in three different suits, each one step higher than the last.
All Types (五門齊) · 6 points
All five kinds are present: Bamboo, Dots, Characters, winds and dragons.
Melded Hand (全求人) · 6 points
All sets are claimed from other players, and you win on a discard for the final pair.
Two Dragon Pungs (雙箭刻) · 6 points
Pungs of two dragons.
Melded and Concealed Kong (明暗槓) · 6 points
One melded kong and one concealed kong.
Outside Hand (全帶幺) · 4 points
Every set and the pair contains a terminal (1 or 9) or an honor.
Fully Concealed Hand (不求人) · 4 points
A fully concealed hand won by self-draw.
Two Melded Kongs (雙明槓) · 4 points
Two melded kongs.
Last Tile (和絕張) · 4 points
You win on the last remaining copy of that tile in the game (the other three are already visible).
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