Little Three Dragons (小三元)
64 fan
Two dragon pungs plus a pair of the third dragon, with two more sets to round out the hand.
Example winning hand
Winning tile: 7z
How Little Three Dragons (小三元) works
A hand containing two pungs (or kongs) of dragon tiles plus a pair of the third dragon.
Of the three dragon types (red, green, white), two appear as complete triplets and the remaining one forms the pair. The other sets of the hand can be any chows or pungs. Because two dragon triplets are present, the relevant dragon-pung values are subsumed into this larger pattern.
Good to know
- •Two dragons are complete sets; the third dragon is the pair, not a triplet.
- •If all three dragons became triplets the hand would instead form the greater big-three-dragons pattern.
- •The two dragon triplets' individual honor-pung fan are absorbed here.
Little Three Dragons (小三元) — FAQ
What makes it 'little' rather than 'big'?
In the little version two dragons are triplets and the third is only a pair; the big version has all three dragons as triplets.
Can a dragon set be a kong?
Yes, the two dragon sets may be pungs or kongs without affecting the pattern.
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