Rule variations

Draw rules – Paying points after a draw

Normally no points are paid if the deal ends in a draw.

However, both Japanese and Western versions of Mah Jong allow occasionally payments after a draw. E.g., modern Japanese rules allow fixed payments for ready hands, and the French rules allow regular payments for all completed patterns. 

To specify payments after a draw:

1. Choose Preferences on the File menu.
2. From the Rule Presets list, choose a customized rule preset.
3. Choose Winning & Draw under the Rules section of the category tree.
4. Check the Pay points after a draw box.
   Note: If the rules specify that only the winner is paid, the For ready hands only box is automatically checked (and cannot be turned off); in addition, you must specify the pool for ready hand payments.
5. If necessary, specify the following options:

• For ready hands only. Pays only for hands that are ready (i.e., where only one tile is needed to complete the hand). No ready declaration is required. If there are structural restrictions for the winning hand (prohibition of mixed suit, maximum number of Chows, or Limit/Special hand requirement), the ready hand (or more exactly the best possible winning hand that can be made out of the hand) must meet these requirements. As for possible minimum point requirement, you can specify whether it is required from a ready hand by using the Check true ready state of the hand option.
  Note: If the rules specify that only the winner is paid, this option is automatically enabled and pool must be specified.
• Pool. Setting the value of this option to 0 applies regular payments for ready hands (using the scoring values specified for losers). Specifying any other value enables the rule where a total of specified amount of points is paid to players having a ready hand by players not having a ready hand. For details, see the example below. The value must be divisible by 3 and smaller than 10,000. 
  Note: If the rules specify that only the winner is paid, the pool must be specified.

Note: If neither of the above two options is specified, all players are paid according to the value of their hands (using the scoring values specified for losers). 

Example of using a pool as the basis for payments

If a pool worth 600 points is specified, the payments are done according to the following table. The points are paid by players who did not have a ready hand to a player who did.

Related topics:
Pass deal on draw
Nagashi Mangan
Playing a Goulash deal after a draw
Dead hand rules
Check true ready state of hand