Overview and Scale
How multipliers work and when Man Kong applies.
In the traditional count, multipliers are applied only after the ordinary points of the hand have been added up. They therefore multiply the outcome of the point count.
Calculation order
10Scale of multipliers
| Name | Number of multipliers | Multiplication |
|---|---|---|
Maw Van | 0 | 1x |
Jiet Van | 1 | 2x |
Liong Van | 2 | 4x |
Sam Van | 3 | 8x |
Sie Van | 4 | 16x |
Man Kong | maximum | capped at 500 after adding, multiplying, and rounding |
Main rule
Sie Van is the step of 4 multipliers and Man Kong is the maximum outcome. After adding, multiplying, and rounding, the result remains capped at 500.
Effect at the table
A hand can have many points and still stay low if it has few multipliers. Conversely, a hand with a modest base total can quickly rise to Sam Van, Sie Van, or Man Kong through multipliers.
Traditional standard
The traditional reading of the source uses the same ladder of 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. In that same reading, 500 is treated as a general maximum of the point outcome after adding, multiplying, and rounding.
That same source reading also explicitly says that multipliers can count for other players and not only for the winner.
Agree in advance
Some play sessions also use wiel as a fixed surcharge:
1 wiel=500- the surcharge may apply at
Sam Van - the surcharge may also apply at
Man Kong
This payment is not part of the base counting or the multiplication scale itself. It is an extra agreement layer on top of the ordinary outcome.
Quick check
- Multipliers come before rounding.
1multiplier doubles the hand.4multipliers bring the hand into theSie Vanscale.- In the traditional reading of the source, multipliers can also count for other players.
- A
wielis not a multiplier, but an optional extra payment of500.
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