LRC Taiwanese · Scoring rule
2-Suit Hand
A Two-Suit Hand scores 5 points when your tiles come from exactly two of the three suits — say bamboo and character only — with no wind or dragon tiles at all. It is a step on the road to the much richer Semi-Pure and Pure Suit hands that narrow the hand to a single suit.
A worked example
Hand uses exactly 2 of the 3 suited suits, no honours.
Only bamboo and character tiles — 2-suit hand (5 pts).
Frequently asked
How many points is 2-Suit Hand worth in Taiwanese mahjong?
2-Suit Hand scores 5 pts in LRC Taiwanese 16-tile mahjong. A Two-Suit Hand scores 5 points when your tiles come from exactly two of the three suits — say bamboo and character only — with no wind or dragon tiles at all. It is a step on the road to the much richer Semi-Pure and Pure Suit hands that narrow the hand to a single suit.
What is an example of 2-Suit Hand?
Only bamboo and character tiles — 2-suit hand (5 pts). The full 17-tile hand scores 32 points in total.