2008 Championship Statistics (November '08).

After four matches Peter has won two matches, Ian and Hilary are drawn on one match each; holding equal second place. Mel is in fourth place.

Peter leads on Cumulative Score (2826).
Peter leads on Mahjongs Won (24).
Highest Hand Score so far, Hilary (884).
Average Match Score = 403.
Average Hand Score = 101.

2008 Championship Statistics (October '08).

After four matches Peter has won two matches, Ian and Hilary are drawn on one match each; holding equal second place. Mel is in fourth place.

Peter leads on Cumulative Score (2396).
Peter leads on Mahjongs Won (22).
Highest Hand Score so far, Hilary (884).
Average Match Score = 410.
Average Hand Score = 102.

Mahjong Rules Sheet (Three Player).

Just in case you ever need to play three handed. Here is a copy of the Three Player Mahjong IMPAH Rules Sheet. Click on the picture to expand the image. If you would like this file emailed to you then request it from: impahrules at googlemail dot com.

2008 Championship Statistics (August '08).

After three matches Ian, Peter and Hilary are drawn on one match each and holding equal 1st place, Mel is in fourth place.

Hilary leads on Cumulative Score (1552).
Ian leads on Mahjongs Won (16).
Highest Hand Score so far, Hilary (884).
Average Match Score = 451.

Championship Rules.

Each 'Hand' winner is decided by the player who calls Mahjong.

Each 'Match' (16 hands) winner is decided by the player with most points, if points are drawn then all drawing players win and are marked as taking equal 1st place.

Each ‘Championship’ (one per year, or more depending on frequency of play) winner is decided by the player winning most matches, if drawn then the highest number of championship points are considered, if drawn the highest number of Majongs called are considered. If still drawn then all drawing players win and are marked as taking equal 1st place in the championship.

Why Mahjong IMPAH Rules?

The four of us have been playing Mahjong together for several years. We have always had great fun but been a little frustrated at the multitude of different rule sets in use. They range from exhaustingly complicated to over simplified, varying from one country to another and the period they were written.

A while back we heard that a new international standard set of rules had been written, one of the advantages was said to be that all players could now play the same game.

We bought a book on the new rules only to discover that the new ‘standard’ had been made horrendously complex with any given hand having the same tiles scoring multiple times in some cases.

Ironically we went from searching for a standard set of rules to compiling our own!

We set ourselves the goal of designing a set of rules that kept much of the traditional play while keeping the game manageable and accessible to new players. We managed to distil the game play down to one double sided page making it portable and convenient to refer to when playing.

So here they are; the ‘Mahjong IMPAH Rules’, we hope they will give you an enjoyable game!

Ian, Mel, Peter And Hilary

Mahjong Rules Sheet.

Here is a copy of the Mahjong IMPAH Rules Sheet. Click on the picture to expand the image. If you would like this file emailed to you then request it from: impahrules at googlemail dot com.

Mahjong Scoring Table.

Here is a copy of the Mahjong IMPAH Scoring Table. Click on the picture to expand the image. If you would like this file emailed to you then request it from: impahrules at googlemail dot com.