A player holding a winning hand of any one of the following combinations receives from each of the players the full amount agreed upon.

1. A winning hand of single heads one only of each with a pair of heads different from the rest representing the final pair.

Illustration No. 2
Illustration No. 2

2. A winning hand containing sets of heads only with a pair of heads as the final pair.

Illustration No. 3
Illustration No. 3

3. A winning hand of four different sets of winds and any kind of a final pair. In China this hand is called the four happinesses and superstition has it that one holding this hand has much good fortune coming to him having the four happinesses at his door.

Illustration No. 4
Illustration No. 4

4. The winning hand of 3 different sets of winds with a pair of the other winds as the final pair.

Illustration No. 5
Illustration No. 5

5. A winning hand made up entirely of sets of four of a kind with any pair as the final pair.

Illustration No. 6
Illustration No. 6

6. East Wind winning on original draw from the wall. This wind has preference over washing cards. The Chinese consider this hand as a forecast of misfortunes to come.

7. A winning hand containing the 3 sets of dragons; red, green and white. In China these are known as the 3 Doctors of Literature. The inference of course being that many tiles must be turned away before these three sets can be made up just as many students in China are turned away by competitive examinations before the three best scholars are chosen to pursue their studies at the Royal Court with the title of Doctors of Literature.