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Taiwanese mahjong · tai pattern

搶槓

qiǎnggàng · robbing a kong

1台You win on the tile another player adds to an exposed pung: 1 tai. It counts as their discard, so they pay alone and there is no 自摸.
Example
一萬1二萬2三萬3五萬5六萬656799234北N北N北N四萬4

South robs West's added kong, East round, East deals.

Concealed hand 門清 1 + Robbing a kong 搶槓 1 = 2 tai

In one line1 tai by default. Other values: ZSY (宅神爺) 2.

Conditions

  • Only an added kong (加槓) can be robbed.
  • The player making the kong pays alone.
  • A concealed hand adds 門清.

Each source's value

1 台Default · Gamesofa (神來也), IGS (明星3缺1), MJOnline (戲谷), Mahjong Masters, zh Wikibooks
2ZSY (宅神爺)

With other lines

It replaces nothing and nothing replaces it: it adds to every other line.

In the example it adds to:

The example, settled

Who pays what (base 100, 20 per tai)

  • Westbase 100 + 2 tai × 20−140
  • South collects+140

Dealer and streak tai count only between the dealer and the player paying. Open this hand in the calculator →

Common questions

搶槓: how many tai, and more

How many tai is 搶槓 (robbing a kong)?
1 tai by default. Other values: ZSY (宅神爺) 2.
What does 搶槓 not stack with?
搶槓 neither replaces nor is replaced by another line; it adds.
How do I check whether my hand scores 搶槓?
Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.