MatjokRulebook v1.5

Counting and Rounding

How you add points, apply multipliers, and round up.

Use a fixed traditional calculation order. First you add the points. Then multipliers are applied. Only at the end do you round up.

For the point values themselves, use Base points and set points together with Winning points and extra points. This page only fixes the order of calculation.

Main rule

Use this order:

count all set points in the hand
add the winner's winning points and extra points
only then apply any multipliers
round the result up to the next 10

Example without multipliers

A winner has:

  • 1 open poeng of a small tile = 2p
  • 1 closed kong of a large tile = 32p
  • tan tjauw on a small tile, self-drawn = 4p
  • ordinary winning hand = 20p

Total before rounding:

2 + 32 + 4 + 20 = 58p

After rounding that becomes:

60p

Short variation

If a hand reaches 32p after adding all set points and winning points, it still rounds up only at the end. That variation therefore becomes 40p.

Effect at the table

Always keep this order. That way point counting, multipliers, and settlement continue to align with each other.

Traditional standard

The traditional point count additionally mentions a general maximum of 500 after adding, multiplying, and rounding. That maximum is therefore broader than only a cap on Man Kong.

Quick check

  • Rounding happens only at the end.
  • You always round up.
  • Multipliers come between adding and rounding.

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