The Basic Rules and the Payoff Scheme section of the official Zung Jung rules, in addition to the patterns themselves, mold the game into what it is. Without these rules, the game wouldn’t differ much from other variants. Most are easy to follow and obvious in their impact, but a few are worth commenting on […]

Read More → Basic Rules and the Payoff Scheme – Implications and Insights

So you’ve learned the Common Core of Mahjong and you’re trying to up your game and break into true Zung Jung. Awesome! But then you look at the list of all these patterns and are totally overwhelmed. Not awesome. Do you go for the big patterns because they are worth a ton of points? Do […]

Read More → What Patterns to Start With – A Beginner’s Guide