The Card

Reading a hand

Pairs, pungs, kongs, and quints: groups of the same tile.

Beginner · lesson 7 of 25

Groups of the same tile

Most hands are built from small groups of matching tiles. The size of the group has a name:

• A pair is two of a tile. • A pung is three. • A kong is four. • A quint is five (jokers help you reach these).

FF 3333 3333

Repeated digits mean a group of that many. Here, two kongs.

Note

Reading notation quickly is the single most useful card skill, and the next drill practices exactly this.

This lesson finishes with 3 quick drills in the app, and they're free.