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Taiwanese mahjong · tai pattern

大三元

dà sānyuán · big three dragons

8台Pungs of all three dragons: 8 tai, in place of 三元台.
Example
chow一萬1二萬2三萬3
9923中中中發發發4

South wins on West's discard, East round, East deals.

Three concealed pungs 三暗刻 2 + Big three dragons 大三元 8 = 10 tai

In one line8 tai by default. Other values: ZSY (宅神爺) 12, Willoughby (1998) 14.

Conditions

  • 中, 發 and 白 are all pungs or kongs.

Each source's value

8 台Default · Gamesofa (神來也), IGS (明星3缺1), MJOnline (戲谷), Mahjong Masters, zh Wikibooks
12 台ZSY (宅神爺)
14 台Willoughby (1998)

With other lines

Replaces (not counted as well):

三元台 1

In the example it adds to:

三暗刻 2

The example, settled

Who pays what (base 100, 20 per tai)

  • Westbase 100 + 10 tai × 20−300
  • South collects+300

Dealer and streak tai are added only to payments the dealer is part of. Open this hand in the calculator →

Common questions

大三元: how many tai, and more

How many tai is 大三元 (big three dragons)?
8 tai by default. Other values: ZSY (宅神爺) 12, Willoughby (1998) 14.
What does 大三元 not stack with?
大三元 replaces 三元台.
How do I check whether my hand scores 大三元?
Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.