Learn

Seven Pairs is not a win

Seven Pairs don't win. A win is 4 Groups and 1 Pair.

What this lesson teaches

Seven Pairs don't win. A win is 4 Groups and 1 Pair.

  • A Pair is two matching tiles.

Takeaway: Only 4 Groups + 1 Pair wins.

Transcript

In Mahjong Island, seven Pairs isn't a winning hand. You need four Groups and one Pair.

These Characters Pairs can split into two Runs: 2, 3, 4, twice.

A third 7 Dots and a third 5 Bamboo make two Sets, and the East Winds stay the Pair.

So when you collect Pairs, think of them as Sets in the making.

Next lesson: Any two that match

Read the mahjong guides ยท Play a hand