(11C) Mahjong scores

[Rogier]

Albert,

You are right. That is really interesting. Now the question is of course: will that lead to a more compact program? I'll give it a try.

BTW:
As my example shows you don't have to win to earn points. This leads tot 2 basic playing styles:

• Try to get beautiful hands, which will lead to a lot of doublings and a high score. You won't always succeed, but if you do, you get a lot of points, often even if somebody else wins.
• Just try and win as soon as possible with whatever tiles you can get. You won't earn as much, but every time you win, you get points and you don't pay a thing.
  

A third way is of course a mix of these two; if you have a reasonable chance of getting a hand with a lot of points > go for it. Otherwise > just try to win before someone else can score serious points.