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Vietnamese modern
176+ tiles, 24+ jokers
Cross-comparison
corroborated — two or more independent sources agree on the facts that define this variant
| Source | Tiles | Hand | Flowers | Scoring | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] | 176 or more large tiles | 13, out on 14 | flowers/seasons, 8 kings/queens, and 24 or more jokers | based on the 19 ways of going Out | winner only |
| [2] | 176 or 184 | — | — | — | — |
- [2] describes the modern variant as triplicating or quadruplicating the jokers, which gives 176 or 184 rather than Sloperama's open-ended '176 or more'
Reading it
Two independent sources agree, and Wikipedia is the more precise: triplicating or quadruplicating the eight jokers gives exactly 176 or 184 tiles, where Sloperama says 176 or more and the chart says 176+. The mechanism explains the number rather than just reporting it.
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
Also cited on: Chinese archaic, Chinese pre-classical, Chinese classical, Shanghai / Hong Kong new style, Hong Kong old style, Modern HKOS and 43 more · bibliography #1
Wikipedia. "Mahjong." cross-check checked 2026-09-18
The main article's regional-variations section, which describes most branches of this tree independently of the chart's own sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong
Also cited on: Chinese classical, Hong Kong old style, Taiwanese style, Singapore style, Filipino style, Vietnamese classical and 6 more · bibliography #54