For friends who are new to mahjong, the most common question is"How can mahjong be considered stupid?"。Simply put, a Hu card is a combination of cards in your hand that meets the prescribed card type and can declare victory. However, the specific rules vary slightly depending on regional play methods. This article will systematically explain the core logic of Hu Pai based on the most popular national standard mahjong and public mahjong.

Basic conditions for Hu Pai: 4 pairs of faces +1 pair of generals

In most mahjong games, Hu cards need to satisfy one basic structure:4 sets of faces (straight or cut)+ 1 pair of general cards (pairs)A total of 14 cards. Face refers to three connected cards of the same suit (straight, such as "three to five thousand") or three of the same cards (carved, such as "three east winds"). A trump card is two identical cards, such as "two red picks".

For example, the cards in the hand are "one, two thousand, four, five, six, eight, nine, three south winds, two fortune", which is the standard Hu card type. It should be noted that some special Hu methods do not follow this structure, such as "seven pairs"(7 pairs),"thirteen ones", etc., which will be introduced later.

Detailed explanation of common Hu brand types

1. pinghu

Pinghu is the most basic method of playing cards. It consists of 4 sets of straight (or cut) and 1 pair of general cards, and there are no side exposure such as touches and bars. Pinghu is usually low in number but easy to achieve.

2. Pengpenhu

Damping Hu requires all 4 sets of faces to be carved pieces (or bars), plus 1 pair of trump cards. For example,"three ten thousand yuan, three five cylinders, three east winds, three nine lanes, and two red medium". The number of strokes is higher because it is more difficult to gather than straight.

3. seven pairs

The seven pairs are a special Hu card type, consisting of 7 pairs and do not require a face structure. For example,"two ten thousand yuan, two three yuan, two five yuan, two seven yuan, two ninety thousand yuan, two east wind, and two white boards." The seven pairs must not have touching or touching bars, and the door must be clear (no eating, touching or touching bars).

4. exclusively

All cards are required to be of the same suit (one of ten thousand, bar, and barrel) and conform to the basic Hu card structure. For example, all are ten thousand cards. The number of copies is very high, but it is also very difficult.

5. mixed color

Mixed color is a Hu card type composed of one color card plus a character card (white in the southeast, northwest and middle). For example,"one to two thousand, four to five thousand, sixty thousand, seven to eight thousand, nine hundred and ninety thousand, three east winds, two red middle winds". The number of mixed colors is lower than that of pure colors, but higher than that of Pinghu.

Special Hu card methods: self-touching and firing

In addition to the card type requirements, there are two main ways to achieve Hu cards:self-drawnandfire。Self-touching means that you touch the card you need and play the card, which usually scores higher; click means that the card played by others is exactly the card you need, and you can choose to play the card.

In addition, there are special Hu methods such as "blooming on the bar"(playing cards behind the bar) and "grabbing the bar"(playing the card when others add the bar), which will increase the number of times in some rules.

How to quickly determine whether there is a card?

Newbies can judge Hu Pai in three steps:

  1. Count the cards: When playing cards, there should be 14 cards in your hand (it may increase after playing cards, but the basic structure remains unchanged).
  2. Shame on you: Try to break the cards in your hand into 4 sets of face +1 pair of trump cards to see if you can completely break them down.
  3. Check special brand type: If it is impossible to break it into a face structure, check whether it conforms to special card types such as seven pairs and thirteen ones.

For example, the hand cards "1122 3334455667778800000" can be divided into "11,22,33,44,55,66,77,880,000" seven pairs, consistent with the seven pairs of Hu cards.

frequently asked questions

Q: Does the door have to be clear?

Not necessarily. Most gameplay allows eating and touching back cards, but some card types (such as seven pairs, uniform) require clear doors. See the rules specifically.

Q: How to calculate Hu cards after the cards are stacked?

The number of cards in the hand will increase after the cards are stacked, but the structure of face + trump cards must still be satisfied when dealing with cards. For example, the open bar is a mark, and the dark bar is a mark, but the bar itself does not affect the structure of the card, but only increases the number of times.

Q: What happened on the 13th?

The thirteen one is a special Hu method, which consists of one card each of 13 types of 19,000 cards (190,000 cards, one card with nine cards, one card with nine cards, and the middle hair of the southeast, northwest and middle hair), and adding any one of them to form a pair. For example,"10,000, 90,000, one line, nine lines, one tube, nine tubes, east, south, west, north, middle, hair, white, white".

Anyway,How can mahjong be considered stupid?The core of the game is to meet the prescribed card structure and pay attention to special rules. Practice more on removing cards and you will soon be proficient in judgment. I hope this article will help you clear your thoughts and be more confident at the table!