Definition
Like Numbers is the section of the card built around one number repeated across the suits, such as pungs or kongs of the same number in craks, bams and dots.
Count it early in a deal. Three or four copies of one number across suits fit this section. Jokers help here because the sets are pungs and kongs.
At the table
Count your most repeated number before you look at anything else on the card. Three or four copies of one digit across suits fit this section. The mistake is spotting a pretty sequence first and never running the like-number count at all.
Read the full guide: How to Read the Mahjong Card: The Notation, Decoded.
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