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Nepalese
11-tile winning hand
Cross-comparison
corroborated — two or more independent sources agree on the facts that define this variant
| Source | Tiles | Hand | Flowers | Scoring | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] | 144 | 10, out on 11 | 8 flowers/seasons | 20 for Out, then points for pongs/kongs/pairs, then double | — |
- [1] similar to Western but with fewer tiles in the hand; this is what the chart means by an 11-tile winning hand
Reading it
144 tiles with a 10-tile hand winning on 11 confirms the chart's 11-tile winning hand precisely, and the source identifies it as Western-like but with fewer tiles in hand, which supports its placement under the Western branch.
Sources
Sloper, Tom. "FAQ 2b: Identifying a Mah-Jongg Variant." Sloperama. canonical checked 2026-09-18
Tile counts, hand sizes, flower handling and scoring for roughly 50 named variants. Primary source for most leaf nodes in this chart.
https://www.sloperama.com/mjfaq/mjfaq02b.html
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