Taiwanese mahjong · tai pattern
不求
bùqiú · unaided
1台When a concealed hand that declared 天聽 or 地聽 self-draws, 門清 is already part of the ready bonus, so it scores 自摸 1 plus 不求 1 instead of 門清自摸.
South self-draws, after declaring 天聽, East round, East deals.
Self-draw 自摸 1 + Unaided 不求 1 + Seat wind 門風 1 + Heavenly ready 天聽 8 = 11 tai
In one line1 tai by default. Every source that lists it agrees.
Conditions
- You declared 天聽 or 地聽.
- Your hand is concealed.
- You self-draw the win; 自摸 adds as well.
Each source's value
1 台Default · Gamesofa (神來也), Mahjong Masters
–Not listed: IGS (明星3缺1), MJOnline (戲谷), ZSY (宅神爺), zh Wikibooks
The example, settled
Who pays what (base 100, 20 per tai)
- East 莊base 100 + 12 tai × 20 incl. dealer 1−340
- Westbase 100 + 11 tai × 20−320
- Northbase 100 + 11 tai × 20−320
- South collects+980
Dealer and streak tai are added only to payments the dealer is part of. Open this hand in the calculator →
Common questions
不求: how many tai, and more
How many tai is 不求 (unaided)?
1 tai by default. Every source that lists it agrees.
What does 不求 not stack with?
人胡, 地胡, 天胡 replace it.
How do I check whether my hand scores 不求?
Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.