Re: Is there an equivalent to "13 Unique Wonders" in Taiwan MJ?

Greetings,

Dragon Shiang-Yu Chang is his self printed "Wonderful Taiwan Mahjong"
book - which is THE reference for any person interested in Taiwan
Mahjong - doesn't mention any such hand - and even she existing it
would be called "17 Unique Wonders" or "Seventeen Orfans" ^_^ 
...And yes - Sequences and 3 of a Kind are allowed in Taiwanese
Mahjong. 


Dragon Shiang book also features as an added bonus the "Chinese
Official" rules. I highly recommend you acquiring it by writing
directly at the author at:  funcollector AT hotmail.com

Filipe



On 21 Nov 2003 08:41:29 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dee) wrote:

>I believe Taiwan MJ is played with 16 tiles in the hand (win on 17th
>tile), while most of the other Chinese variants are played with 13
>tiles in the hand (win on 14th tile).  So I was wondering if there is
>an equivalent to the "13 Unique Wonders" hand in Taiwan MJ.  [For
>those who don't know the term, "13 Unique Wonders" refers to a hand
>with one of all the Word tiles (winds and honors) and one of the 1 and
>9 of each of the suits (adds up to 13 tiles), a pair of any wins.]