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Three Concealed Pungs (三暗刻)

16 fan

Three concealed (self-drawn) pungs. Requires tsumo on a non-pung tile.

Example winning hand
Winning tile: 7z

How Three Concealed Pungs (三暗刻) works

A hand containing three pungs that were each formed concealed — completed without claiming a discard.

Three of the hand's sets must be pungs (or kongs) that were assembled from self-drawn tiles rather than by calling another player's discard, so a pung completed on a claimed tile does not count as concealed. The fourth set may be any meld and the pair is free. This pattern stacks above the lower two-concealed-pung fan and is implied by a fully concealed pung-heavy hand.

Good to know
  • A pung completed by claiming a discard is exposed for this purpose, even if the other two tiles were in hand.
  • A concealed kong counts the same as a concealed pung toward the three.
  • The lower two-concealed-pung fan is implied and absorbed when three are present.

Three Concealed Pungs (三暗刻) — FAQ

Does winning on the third pung's tile keep it concealed?

Under MCR, a pung completed by a self-drawn final tile counts as concealed, while one completed on a discard is treated as exposed.

Do concealed kongs count toward Three Concealed Pungs?

Yes. A concealed kong is treated as a concealed pung for the purpose of reaching three.

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