ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

Answers to Excersise I

1. Green dragon
2. Red dragon
3. South wind
4. North wind
5. 1 crack
6. 6 crack
7. 3 bamboo
8. 9 crack
9. 9 bamboo
10. 1 bamboo
11. 7 circle
12. West wind
13. 9 circle
14. 6 circle
15. East wind

Answer to Exercise II

Answer to Exercise III

1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. T
9. F
10. F

Answers to Exercise IV

Tile Discarded	Tile Needed to Complete the Game
A. 1	2 or 3
2	3,6 or 9
9	2, 5 or 8
5	6 or 9
3	2
B   3	7
6	7
7	8 or 2 crack
8	3, 6, 9 or 2 crack
C. 3	4,5,7 or 8
4	2, 5 or 8
7	2, 5 or 8
8	4 or 7

Answers to Excercise V

Pair/Set(s) Used	Chance to Complete the Game
1. A. 2 as a pair	1, 4 or 7
B. 2 as a triplet	3 or 6
2. A. 2 and 3 as triplets	4 or 7
B. 3 as a pair	2, 5 or 8
C. 2-3-4 as a set	2, or 3
3. A. 1 as a pair	3 or 6
B. 6 as a pair	1, 4 or 7
C. 1 and 6 as triplets	2 or 5
4. A. 2 as a pair	1, 4 or 7
B. 7 as a pair	2, 5 or 8
C. 2 and 7 as triplets	3 or 6
5. A. 1 as pair	3, 6 or 9
B. 9 as a pair	1, 4 or 7
C. 1 and 9 as triplets	2, 5 or 8

Answers to Exercise VI

1. (1) B, (2) b, (3) C, (4) B

B. (1) A, B, C, F G
     (2) F, G
     (3) A, C
     (4) B, C, D

Answers to Exercise VII

A. Points

    Fundamental
        3 triplets                                              4
                                                                   4
                                                                   4
    Completing the game                             20
        Pair                                                     2
                                                                 34
    Rounded to                                           30 points

  Doubles

    A flush hand with wind/dragon                    2

    1, 9, wind, and/or dragon                           1
    Sequence and triplet sets 
    with any four of one kind                            1
     30 x 2⁴ = 30 x 16 = 480 points

B. Points

    Fundamental                                    0
    Completing the game                     20
                                                         20 points

Doubles

    Sequence sets with no wind or dragon                        1
    Any two combinations                                                1
    Two sequence sets and a pair with any
    four of one kind                                                          3
    Without 1, 9, wind or dragon                                      1
    One number in all sets and the pair                              6
                                                                                12 doubles

    20 x (26 +26) = 20 x (64 +64) =20 x 128 = 2,560 points *

* In general, there is a ceiling of points for each game.  See Chapter VIII

C. Points

    Fundamental
    2 triplets                                    2
                                                 4
    Completing the game                20
    Pair                                            2

                                                28

    Round to                                  30 points

Doubles

    A triplet of any dragon                   1
    5 different kinds                             3
                                                     4

  30 x 24 = 20 x 16 = 480 points

D. Points

    Fundamental                                    0
    Completing the game                      20
                                                          20 points

Doubles

    Sequence sets with no
    wind/dragon                                    1
    Any two combinations                     1
    Twins                                              1
    Young and old
    1 to 9 in a consecutive order
    of any one kind                                2
    A pair of 5                                       1
                                                            7

    20 x (26 + 21) = 20 x (64 + 2) = 20 x 66 = 1,320