Two Concealed Pungs

What Is Two Concealed Pungs

Two Concealed Pungs in Chinese is a 2-fan pattern achieved by having exactly two pungs in your winning hand formed entirely through self-draws (not by claiming any opponent’s discard). While you do not need your entire hand to be concealed, avoiding meld calls on at least two triplets can be a strategic choice that increases your overall fan count, particularly when combined with pung-oriented or fully concealed patterns. Remain aware of the slower pace of collecting full sets via drawing and be prepared to pivot if the tiles you need appear too often in discards. If timed well, however, Two Concealed Pungs can significantly enhance your final score.

The Tile Pattern of Two Concealed Pungs

Two Separate Concealed Pungs: For each concealed pung, you hold three identical tiles all drawn by you.

• A concealed pung of 7 Bams (drawn purely from the wall)
• A concealed pung of Red Dragons (again, all self-drawn)

Remaining Sets: Your hand still has two more sets (chows/pungs/kongs) and a pair to complete the 14-tile structure. These other sets can be melded or concealed—Two Concealed Pungs does not require the entire hand to be concealed.

Fan Value of Two Concealed Pungs

Under standard Chinese Mahjong rules, Two Concealed Pungs is worth 2 fan.

Strategies and Considerations of Two Concealed Pungs

Pay Attention to Honor/Terminal Tiles

• If you are drawing multiple copies of a certain tile (e.g., Dragons, seat wind, or 9 Bam), it can form a concealed pung more easily if no one else discards that tile for you to claim.
• Honor tiles sometimes appear less frequently in discards (players throw them early), so drawing them yourself can lead to concealed pungs.

Resisting the Urge to Meld: If you already have two copies of a tile in hand and someone discards the matching tile, you might feel tempted to pung (meld) it. However, that would forfeit your chance to keep that pung concealed. Deciding whether to meld for speed or remain concealed for “Two Concealed Pungs” can be crucial.

Combining with Other Pung-Focused Patterns

• All Pungs: If your hand leans heavily on triplets, having at least two of them as fully self-drawn yields “Two Concealed Pungs” for an extra 2-fan bonus.
• Dragon Pung or Seat Wind Pung: If your concealed pungs happen to be special honor sets, you can claim their respective bonuses too.

Slower Development Risk: Concealed pungs rely on self-drawing the full set. This can be slower than melding, as you must hope to pick up all three copies from the wall.

Opponent Awareness: Because you are not calling discards for your concealed pungs, opponents might underestimate your progress. A mostly concealed hand can suddenly go out if you draw the right tile.

Tile Counting: Watch the discard pile for your critical tiles. If you see one or more of your target tiles being discarded, you lose an opportunity to keep that pung concealed. Adapt if it becomes clear you cannot form two concealed pungs with those tiles.