Rule presets

Comparison table

All rule presets and their descriptions are in the table below (only the most important rule options are mentioned in the table).

Rule preset	Tiles	Dead Wall	Kongs as concealed Pungs	Sacr. Disc.	Msd. Disc.	Rule of Ready	Deal Passes on Draw	Initial pts	Limit pts	Paying	Restr. for win	Special
Alan's Zung Jung	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Always	1,000	320	Winner only / Simple	None	Deal passes on East's win; simple point-based scoring system
American Classical	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	2,000	500	All/ Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None
American Modern	136 + Flowers and Seasons + 4 jokers	None	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	10,000	500	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	Max 1 Chow, No mixed suits	Charleston with Ding Dong; no Dead Wall; several irregular hands
Australian	136 + Flowers and Seasons	None	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never (unless draw on Goulash deal)	2,000	1,000	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	Max. 1 Chow, No mixed suits	Goulash deal on draw; generous payments for losers; Flowers and Seasons face down; no Dead Wall
British Official	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	Obligatory	Never (unless draw on Goulash deal)	2,000	1,000	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	Max. 1 Chow	Goulash deal on draw, obligatory ready declaration, maximum of 1 Chows allowed in the winning hand
Chinese Classical	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Exh. 16	Concealed and claimed Kongs	No	No	None	Never	2,000	1,000	All/ Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None
Chinese New Style	136	Repl. 14	All Kongs	No	No	None	Never	5,000	64	Winner only / Chinese Modern	1 faan minimum	Faan-Laak scoring system; several patterns
Chinese Official	136 + Flowers and Seasons	None	Concealed and claimed only	No	No	None	Always	500	100,000 (none)	Winner only / Chinese/ Taiwanese Official	8 point minimum	Simple point-based scoring system; numerous patterns
Chinese Transitional	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	2,000	2,000	Winner only / Chinese Modern	None	Regulated doubles; several patterns
Dutch League Rules	136	Exh. 14	All Kongs	No	No	None	Never	2,000	2,000	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	Minimum of 2 dbl
EMA Riichi Rules	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	Abs.	Trad.	Riichi	Yes, unless dealer has a ready hand	2,000	2,000	Winner only / Japanese	1 han minimum	Mangan scoring; plenty of patterns (separate scoring for having them in a concealed hand); dead hand rules; multiple winners
European Classical (same as European Contemporary in Four Winds 1)	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	2,000	500	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None	Common e.g. in Finland and Sweden
French	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	2,000	1,000	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None	Normal payment after a draw; bonus for dominant wind; several irregular hands
German	136 + Flowers and Seasons	None	Concealed and claimed Kongs	No	No	None	Never	2,000	2,000	All/ Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None	Pungs/Kongs and concealed hands emphasized
Hong Kong	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	2,000	16	Winner only/ Chinese Modern	None	Faan-Laak scoring system
Internet Mahjong Server	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Always	0	144	Winner only/ IMS	1 faan minimum	Hybrid rules combining modern Chinese and Japanese; multiple winners
Italian Official	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Exh. 20	Concealed only	No	No	Riichi	Never	5,000	1,000	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None	Several patterns; Unique adaptation of the rule of Riichi; multiple winners
Japanese Classical (appr. same as Japanese Official in Four Winds 1)	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	Trad.	No	None	Always	2,000	500	Winner only / Japanese	None
Japanese Transitional	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	Ext.	No	Riichi	Always	8,000	1,500	Winner only / Japanese	None	Several new Chow and Pung patterns with separate scoring for having them melded or concealed
Japanese Modern	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	Abs.	Trad.	Riichi	Yes, unless dealer has a ready hand	2,000	2,000	Winner only / Japanese	1 han minimum	Mangan scoring; plenty of patterns (separate scoring for having them in a concealed hand); dead hand rules; multiple winners
Korean Style	104	Repl. 14	Concealed only	Ext.	No	Riichi	Never (unless draw on the third Goulash deal)	0	80	Winner only / Korean	2 point minimum	Bamboo suit omitted, claimed Chows allowed only on going out; point-based scoring system
Mahjong Masters Million	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	Ext.	Trad.	None	Always	2,000	600	Winner only/ MMM	1 faan minimum	Hybrid rules combining modern Chinese and Japanese; multiple winners
Taiwanese 16-Tile Mah Jong	136 + Flowers and Seasons	Repl. 16	All Kongs	No	Ext.	None	Never	2,000	500	Winner only / Chinese/ Taiwanese Official	None	The winning hand consists of 5 sets + pair; simple point based scoring system
Wilmington Advanced 12-Tile	136 + 4 jokers	None	All Kongs	No	Ext.	None	Yes, except on cont. deal	2,000	600	Winner only / Wilmington	15 point minimum	Simple point based scoring system; pre-dealt jokers; plenty of scoring patterns; multiple winners
WMPA Rules	136	None	Concealed only	Ext.	Yes	Riichi	Never	0	20 faan (400 pts)	Winner only / WMPA	3 faan minimum	Hybrid rules combining modern Chinese and Japanese; deal is passed after East's win
Novice	136	Repl. 14	Concealed only	No	No	None	Never	2,000	500	All / Chinese Classical / East loser pays and receives double	None	No penalties; a simplified form of the European Classical rule preset