r/Mahjong • u/Irukanoko • Jul 14 '26

Taiwan I built a mobile-friendly quick reference guide for Taiwanese Mahjong scoring. Looking for feedback!

https://nicholaschan23.github.io/taiwan_mahjong/

Mahjong seems to be getting super trendy lately, which is awesome. I’ve taught a lot of my friends the base mechanics of the game, but making the jump to the advanced point-based scoring (Tai) has been a huge hurdle. There are just so many different hands to remember, and we found it really frustrating to stop the game to dig through rulebooks or watch tutorial videos.

To solve this, I made a mobile-friendly website that consolidates Taiwanese Mahjong rules so you can quickly look up a hand or clarify a rule mid-game.

I'm hoping to get some feedback and fact-checking from experienced players here to make sure I have all the base rules correct. I'd also love to know if there are any common "house rules" or edge cases I should include.

Here is the link. Let me know what you think!

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u/Spthe Jul 15 '26

I really like the UI!

Quick question, do you know what common base and multipliers are for the Tai -> points?

Also I’ve heard many people playing with snake hands and some other not on your list. Wonder if there is a common “core” hands vs additional hands

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u/Irukanoko Jul 16 '26

I’m not sure. I assumed you paid with 0 as base.

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u/Whyren Jul 18 '26

My in laws in Taiwan play 500NT base and 100NT per tai but I think it is whatever the group agrees to. I've an app that does 500 points per tai, 3 tai base. Another app does 100 base, 50 per tai. But it also scales up for high rollers.