First, compare your high hand to the dealer’s high hand. In order to beat the dealer, you want your hands, or tiles, to be more valuable than their hands.

A pair is always more valuable than a non-pair, regardless of the pair's rank.Ĭompare your high and low hands to the dealer’s hands.

For example, if the 2 tiles in one of your hands add up to 15, you would drop the 1 and the value of that hand would become 5.

If a non-pair hand adds up to more than 9, the number in the tens place is dropped.

The higher the number, the more valuable the hand is. For example, if you had one tile with 2 spots and another tile with 5 spots, the value of that hand would be 7.

Non-pairs: If 2 tiles in a hand don’t make a pair, add up the number of spots on each tile to determine the hand’s value.

For example, if you have a pair of Teen, it would be more valuable than a pair of Foo since a pair of Teen has a ranking of 2 and a pair of Foo has a ranking of 9. The lower the pair’s ranking number, the higher its value. Pairs: Pairs are valued based on their ranking.These 2-tile hands are scored as follows: During the game, you’ll be making hands that consist of 2 tiles. In order to play strategically, you’ll need to understand how the tiles are valued so you can make the best “hands” with your tiles. In pai gow, the goal is to have the most valuable tiles. Learn how the tiles are valued during the game. Chop Ng: 1 on top and 4 on bottom/2 on top and 3 on bottom.Chop Chit: 2 on top and 5 on bottom/3 on top and 4 on bottom.Chop Bot: 2 on top and 6 on bottom/3 on top and 5 on bottom.

Chop Gow: 3 on top and 6 on bottom/4 on top and 5 on bottom.

Look: Both tiles have 1 on top and 5 on bottom.

Tit: Both tiles have 1 on top and 6 on bottom.

Ping: Both tiles have 4 on top and 6 on bottom.

Foo: Both tiles have 5 on top and 6 on bottom.

Bon: Both tiles have 2 on top and 2 on bottom.

Chong: Both tiles have 3 on top and 3 on bottom.

Mooy: Both tiles have 5 on top and 5 on bottom.

Gor: Both tiles have 1 on top and 3 on bottom.

Yun: Both tiles have 4 on top and 4 on bottom.

Day: Both tiles have 1 on top and 1 on bottom.

Teen: Both tiles have 6 on top and 6 on bottom.

Gee Joon: 1 on top and 2 on bottom/2 on top and 2 on bottom.The names of all the tiles and their corresponding pairs are: For example, the 2 tiles that have 4 spots (2 spots on top and 2 on the bottom) make a pair and are each called “Bon.” If you had both of these tiles, you would say that you have a “pair of Bon.” Eventually, you’ll want to memorize these names so you can easily refer to different tiles and pairs. Every tile in pai gow has a name, and it shares that name with the other tile in its pair.

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