Every set holds a 1, a 9 or an honour.
Every set and the pair contains only terminals or honours. A terminal is a one or a nine. Honours are the winds and dragons.
Because no tile is between two and eight, every set must be a pung or a kong. A chow is impossible here, since a run needs middle tiles.
This is a decision made early or not at all. The tiles it needs are the ones most players discard first, which makes the opening turns generous and the middle game hard. If you have not gathered several ones, nines and honours in the first few turns, the hand will not arrive.
Confusing it with All Terminals, which is the stricter pattern. All Terminals bans honours entirely and pays ten faan. This row allows honours alongside terminals, and pays one.
It implies All Pungs, since no chow can exist, so the two score together for one plus three. Dragon and wind pungs inside it each add their own faan. If the honours disappear entirely you are in All Terminals at ten faan instead.
Can I have a chow in this hand?
No. A chow needs three consecutive tiles, which requires a middle tile. Every set here is a pung or a kong.
Does it include the pair?
Yes. The pair must also be terminals or honours, or the pattern is lost.
How is it different from All Terminals?
All Terminals bans honours and scores ten faan. This row allows them and scores one.
Play Mahjong Winds
Every win shows its faan line by line, using the table on this page.