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MAHJ — Lesson 14

Scoring & Payouts

Who pays whom and how much — made simple

Goal: Know exactly who pays whom after every hand — once you see the pattern, it's easy

Estimated time: 10–13 minutes

Prerequisite: Lesson 13

Unlocks: Lesson 15

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💰 How Scoring Works

Every hand on the card has a value printed next to it — something like 25¢ or 30¢. When someone wins, the other three players pay them based on that value.

There are only 3 things that change what you pay:

  1. Who threw the winning tile? (the discarder pays more)
  2. Did the winner draw it themselves? (everyone pays more)
  3. Did the winner use any jokers? (no jokers = everyone pays more)

That's it. Let's look at each one.