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British / Western Classical
Points, doubles, limits or named special hands shape the score.
4 supported profiles available
Chinese Official / MCR
A large standard fan catalogue and an 8-point minimum guide winning hands.
1 supported profile available
Hong Kong / Cantonese-style
Your table talks about faan/fan and usually allows multiple Chows.
Not currently supported
Japanese Riichi
You hear yaku, han, fu, dora, furiten and Riichi.
Not currently supported
American / NMJL-style
Jokers, the Charleston and a changing annual card point to this style.
Not currently supported

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British / Western Classical

Club - Bramhall · 2026A configured club profile with its own specials, Goulash and incident handling.ConfiguredBritish / BMJA-style · 2008The established British scorer and settlement model.Buzzard · 2000A source-specific British/Western Classical profile with Buzzard table procedures.ProvisionalWestern — T&M · 1997A selectable Western profile with its own source-verified special-hand catalogue.Provisional

Chinese Official / MCR

MCR · 2006Provisional MCR / WMO 2006 fan scoring for completed winning hands and Table Companion game tracking.Provisional

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