Three Concealed Pungs (三暗刻)
Three pungs assembled entirely in hand — not claimed from discards, and not completed by the winning discard.
How Three Concealed Pungs (三暗刻) works
Three pungs assembled entirely within the hand — no claims from discards — score 2 tai (三暗刻).
A pung is concealed when all three tiles were drawn into the hand rather than claimed. Three such pungs earn 2 tai regardless of what the rest of the hand looks like. A pung completed by the winning discard counts as open under the common convention, while a pung completed by self-draw stays concealed. The ladder continues at Four Concealed Pungs (5 tai) and Five Concealed Pungs (8 tai); only the highest rung is counted.
- •Open pungs and open kongs never count; concealed kongs do.
- •A triplet finished by ron is treated as open for this count — finish it by self-draw to keep it concealed.
- •Only the highest concealed-pung tier scores; three concealed pungs inside a four-concealed hand are not counted twice.
Three Concealed Pungs (三暗刻) — FAQ
Does a pung completed by the winning discard count as concealed?
No. Winning by discard on the tile that completes the triplet makes that triplet open under the standard convention. Self-drawing it keeps it concealed.
Do chows affect this pattern?
No. The other sets may be anything; only the number of concealed triplets matters.