It is important to decide before the game which/how Special Hands will be played.

Do note that a hand that must be concealed can claim a discard in order to Hu.

This hand consists of a Pong of Red, Green & White Dragons.  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth limit.  Depending on the agreements made, the hand might not have to be complete.

This hand consists of two Pongs & a pair of Red, Green & White Dragons.  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth 3 doubles. The hand must be complete (i.e. have another two pongs/kongs or chows).

This hand consists of a Pong of East/Dong, South/Nan, West/Xi & North/Bei.  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth limit.  Depending on the agreements made, the hand might not have to be complete.

This hand consists of three Pongs & a pair of East/Dong, South/Nan, West/Xi & North/Bei.  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth 4 doubles.  The hand might must be complete (i.e. have another pong/kong or chow).

This hand has 4 Pongs of only 1s or 9s of any suit plus a pair of 1s or 9s.  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth limit.

This hand has one each of the following tiles, with any of them paired: East/Dong, South/Nan, West/Xi & North/Bei, Red Dragon, Green Dragon, White Dragon, 1 Character, 9 Character, 1 Bamboo, 9 Bamboo, 1 Marble & 9 Marble.  The hand must be concealed & is worth limit. 

This hand may rob an Um Kong or supersede other winning claims (e.g. in the case where South discards nine bamboo which West can win on but North is calling 13 Orphans, North wins in place of West).

This hand, when complete, has three 1s, three 9s, a sequence of 2 to 8 (7 tiles) of any one suit, with any additional tile from the suit.  The hand must be concealed & is worth limit.  Such a hand is potentially calling for all 9 tiles in that suit.

This hand has 4 sets of Kong and a pair.  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth limit.

This hand has 4 sets of either Chi/Pong/Kong and a pair of only green tiles (i.e. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 Bamboo and Green Dragon).  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth limit.

This hand has 4 Pongs and a pair of only honour tiles (i.e. East/Dong, South/Nan, West/Xi, North/Bei, Green Dragon, Red Dragon or White Dragon).  The hand does not have to be concealed & is worth limit.

This occurs when a player Hu with 4 concealed sets of Pong and a pair in his/her hand.  The hand must be concealed & is worth limit. The Hu is usually by Zhi Mo, a Hu on a discard is only permissible when forming the pair.

This hand basically ends up with all the flowers.  This can occur in 2 ways:

First, no one else has any flowers and player A draws all 7 in the course of the hand.  When the 8th is exposed/drawn (by any player), player A will win.  Anyone drawing the 8th flower will be Bao.

In such a scenario, player A should reserve the right to check everyone’s tiles at the end of the hand in the event of the draw or in the event someone else Hu.  This is to prevent the other players from not exposing the flower if it had been drawn in the course of the hand.  

If upon inspection a player is found to have the 8th flower concealed in his/her tiles, the player is considered to be Bao and compensates player A accordingly.

If a reservation is made but a player still scatters their tiles, that player is considered to be Bao and compensates player A accordingly.

Second, one of the other players has a flower but player A draws the remaining 7 flowers.  Player A then ‘steals’ the 8th flower in order to win.  There is no Bao for this.

The contents of the winner’s hand is inconsequential but should not be revealed. This hand is worth limit. In the event the winner exposes his hand (which is not complete), this may be considered a Zha Hu. 

This occurs when the dealer Hu with the original (or after replenishing flowers) 14 tiles he/she drew from breaking the wall.  The hand is concealed & is worth limit. In most cases, no minimum Double is needed but it is best to confirm beforehand.

This occurs when a player wins on the first discard dealer makes.  The hand is concealed & is worth limit. In most cases, no minimum Double is needed but it is best to confirm beforehand.

Another variation is when someone other than the dealer Hu within the first round of discards.  Note that if North Pong the first discard East makes, then the first round of discard is considered to be over.  Similarly, if West Pong, then South cannot Di Hu but North still can. This is sometimes referred to as Human Game (Ren Hu).