New Zealand Gazette – 1996 – No. 180

Page 4745

✨ Pai Gow Rules



12 DECEMBER

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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APPENDIX C

House Way

1. Interpretation

In this appendix, “Harmony 3” refers to the value of a hand consisting of two tiles where:

(a) the hand has a point count of three; and

(b) the higher ranking individual tile in the hand has a ranking of High 4.

2. Pairs

2.1

With two ranking pairs, play the two pairs as two hands.

2.2

Never split the following pairs:

  • Fours
  • Fives
  • Sixes
  • Tens
  • Elevens.

2.3 Split:

Gee Jun with:

  • 6 and 6 (non-pairing)
  • 6 and 5 (non-pairing)
  • 6 and 4

Teen or Day with:

  • 9 and 11

  • 9 and 9 (non-pairing)

  • 9 and 8

  • 9 and 7

  • 9 and 6

  • 9 and 5

  • 9 and 4

  • 8 and 8 (non-pairing)

  • 8 and 7

  • 8 and 6

  • 8 and 5

  • 8 and 4

  • 7 and 7 (non-pairing)

  • 7 and 6

  • 7 and 5

  • 7 and 4

  • 6 and 6 (non-pairing)

  • 6 and 5

  • 6 and 4

Nines with:

  • Teen and Day
  • Teen/Day and 10
  • 10 and 10 (non-pairing)

Eights with:

  • Teen and Day
  • Teen/Day and 11
  • Teen/Day and 10

Sevens with:

  • Teen and Day
  • Teen/Day and 11
  • Teen/Day and 10

11 and 10

10 and 10 (non-pairing)

3. Wongs, Gongs and High Nines

3.1

If no pair play is possible, play Wong, Gong or High Nine.

3.2

Play High Nine, Gong or Wong in that order providing Harmony 3 or better is achieved in the low hand.

3.3

Play Wong, Gong or High Nine in that order if Harmony 3 or better is not achieved in the low hand.

4. General Rules

4.1

Maximise the point count of the low hand providing the low hand achieves Harmony 3 or better.

4.2

If it is not possible to set the low hand at Harmony 3 or better, then maximise the point count of the high hand providing a high hand of 8 or better can be achieved.

4.3

If a high hand of 8 or better cannot be achieved, then maximise the point count of the low hand.

5. High Ranking Tiles

5.1

If possible, when the low hand is seven or less, play the highest ranking tile in the low hand; however if there is a choice, do not play the two highest ranking tiles in the same hand.

5.2

If possible, when the low hand is eight or better, play the highest ranking tile in the high hand; however if there is a choice, do not play the two highest ranking tiles in the same hand.

5.3

However, if the house is seeking to maximise the point count of the high hand, strengthen the high hand by adding the highest ranking tile.

5.4

If there is a Teen in one hand and a Day in the other, play the Teen in the high hand unless the two remaining tiles are:

(a) 4/5 or

(b) 10/11,

in which event play the Teen in the low hand.

6. Exceptions to General Play

6.1

Where the four tiles are 6, 7, 11 and any non-pairing tile, maximise the low hand even if Harmony 3 or better is not achieved in the low hand.

6.2

Where a hand can be played as either 8:8 or 7:9 in the low and high hands (respectively), play it as 7:9 unless one of the tiles is Low 10.



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