Start with these ideas
- A complete four-set-and-pair hand may still have zero faan.
- Our practice mode permits zero faan; standard play and the cited HKMA rules require at least 3.
Reference values below follow the Hong Kong Mahjong Association (HKMA) rules. Worked calculator examples use our browser game’s house rules; check the differences before comparing results.
Complete shape does not guarantee faan
Chicken Hand is our label for a standard four-set-and-pair win with no other scoring item. The example includes an open Chow, two more Chows, a 6 Bamboo Pung and a South pair, with no selected flowers.
The open Chow removes Concealed Hand; the Pung prevents All Chows; the hand uses three suits and has no scoring honour Pung. That is why the example remains at 0.
Can a zero-faan hand win?
Only when the table allows a zero-faan minimum. The linked example deliberately loads the house training minimum of 0. Our standard and full-match modes require 3; the cited HKMA rules also require at least 3, so this zero-faan hand is not eligible there.
The minimum does not add faan
Selecting 3 as the minimum does not turn 0 into 3. Likewise, getting a points result from the separate score calculator does not validate a zero-faan win: that tool converts a number and does not inspect the hand.
Change only the minimum
Load the example: its 0-faan result is accepted at minimum 0. Select minimum 3 and the shape remains complete but is rejected. Return to 0 to see eligibility restored without changing any tile.
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A hand to try
Win: discard · Seat: East · Round: East · Minimum: 0. Declared melds and special draw context are loaded with the hand.
With the saved win method, seat wind and round wind, this example is expected to score 0 final faan under sc_hk13_v1_2. The calculator also shows every contributing pattern and whether the hand reaches the selected minimum.
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Which statement matches our house rules?
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A few things to know
Would self-draw make this example legal at a 3-faan table?
No. With the other conditions unchanged, our game adds Self-draw 1, so the hand has 1 faan and still falls below 3. It is no longer a zero-faan result, but the minimum remains unmet.