Scoring variations

Payments to winner – Korean scheme

This payoff scheme is used in Korean Style rule preset. If the winning tile is self-drawn, each loser pays according to the winner's final score. If the winning tile is a discard, only the discarder pays the winner's final score (other losers pay nothing).

Note that this scheme only simulates the Korean payoff scheme, which actually uses a system where a certain amount of points (faans) are added to the winner's final score only at the time of payments, depending on the way of going out. E.g., in a so called 1-5-10 scheme the payments are determined as follows (here it is assumed that the winner's final score is 3 points in all cases):

If the winner goes out on a concealed self-drawn hand, 10 points are added to his final score. In Four Winds this is accomplished by giving 5 points (instead of 0 as in the original rules) for the winning and doubling it if the hand is fully concealed. So, in the original rules the winner gets 3 + 10 points = 13 points, whereas in Four Winds the bonus of 10 points is added already in the final score. This is paid by each loser so the winner's total payment would be 39.
If the winner goes out self-drawn on a non-concealed hand, 5 points are added to this final score. In Four Winds this is accomplished by always giving 5 points (instead of 0) for winning. So, in the original rules the winner gets 3 (his winning score) + 5 points (for going out on a non-concealed self-drawn hand) = 8 points, which is paid by all losers, total payment being 24 points. In Four Winds the bonus of 5 points is added already in the final score, which is paid each loser.
If the winner goes out on a discard (whether with already partially melded hand or with a concealed hand), 5 points are added to his final score. In Four Winds this is accomplished by always giving 5 points (instead of 0) for winning. So, in the original rules the winner gets 3 (his winning score) + 5 points (for going out on a discard) = 8 faans, which the discarder pays alone and doubled once, winner's total payment being 16 points. In Four Winds the bonus of 5 points is added already in the final score, and the discarder pays this sum doubled.
Note that in Four Winds the bonus for Winning (5 points, doubled if a fully concealed hand) is ignored, when determining the minimum points of the hand.

Note: "1" in the 1-5-10 scheme refers to base unit used in the payments (e.g., "2-5-10" means that all payments are doubled once). This can be supported in Four Winds by specifying a customized payment table.

	East	Discarder	Others	Total
East self-drawn	–	–	1	3
Non-East self-drawn	1	–	1	3
East on discard	–	2	0	2
Non-East on East's discard	–	2	0	2
Non-East on Non-East's discard	0	2	0	2

To enable the payment option:

Choose Preferences on the File menu.
Choose a customized rule preset from the Rule presets list.
Choose Payments under the Scoring section in the category tree of the Preferences dialog box.
From the Payments to Winner list, select Korean.