kinton's memos on international mahjong

Notice: The following pages do not explain the rule but show kinton's perception about fan.

kinton's comprehensive classification of fan

I classifies 81 fan into 6 groups to comprehend them.

1. hua, wu-fan-hu and 7 special hand fan(9)

Obviously hua is not as other fan, since its point does not contribute the 8 points required for hu.

I treat the following 8 fan with special care; #43 wufanhu, #4 jiulian, #7 shisanyao, #20 qixing, #34 bukao, #6 lianqidui, #13 yiseshuanglonghui, #29 sanseshuanglonghui.

2. hu fan(12)

I classifies 12 hu fan into 4 subgroups.

• 2.1. wait fan(3)
• 2.2. zimo and menqing fan(5)
• 2.3. last tile fan(2)
• 2.4. 4th tile fan(2)

3. structure fan(13)

I classifies 13 structure fan into 4 subgroups.

• 3.1 total structure fan(3)
• 3.2 kong fan(4) and #64 siguiyi
• 3.3 concealment fan(5)

4. cluster fan(19)

I classifies 19 bias fan into 3 subgroups.

• 4.1 hue fan(6)
• 4.2 terminal fan(4)
• 4.3 number fan(9)

5. pung base fan(15)

I classifies 14 pung base fan into 3 subgroups.

• 5.1 honor fan(10)
• 5.2 pure pung fan(2)
• 5.3 mixed pung fan(3)

6. chow base fan(13)

I classifies 14 chow base fan into 2 subgroups.

• 6.1 pure chow fan(8)
• 6.2 mixed chow fan(5)