Greater Honors and Knitted Tiles (七星不靠)
All seven honors plus seven tiles from the knitted set (147/258/369 across three suits). No melds.
How Greater Honors and Knitted Tiles (七星不靠) works
A special non-standard hand using all seven honor tiles plus knitted single tiles (one suit's terminals/middles spread across suits) to total fourteen distinct tiles.
The hand holds all seven honors — the three dragons and four winds — once each, and fills the remaining seven slots with knitted singles drawn so each suit contributes only its assigned numbers from the 1-4-7 / 2-5-8 / 3-6-9 knitted framework. It forms no conventional melds or pair; it is scored as a complete special hand. It is the larger counterpart to the lesser version, which omits one honor in favor of an extra knitted tile.
- •All fourteen tiles are singles with no triplets, runs, or pair.
- •Requires the complete set of all seven honor tiles.
- •The knitted tiles must respect the suit-to-number assignment of the knitted scheme.
Greater Honors and Knitted Tiles (七星不靠) — FAQ
Why are there no melds in this hand?
It is one of mahjong's special hands made entirely of unique singles, so it bypasses the usual four-sets-and-a-pair structure.
What separates the greater from the lesser version?
The greater version contains all seven honors; the lesser keeps six honors and adds one more knitted tile to reach fourteen.