How To PlayPai Gow: Rankings
How the hands are ranked is complicated.
Matched Pairs:
The highest hands are the Matched Pairs. The highest pair, known as the Supreme pair consists of the two wild dominos. Each of these wild dominos, known as "gee" may count as either 3 or 6 points if used individually. The Chinese name for the supreme pair is "Gee Joon".
Non-Matching Pairs:
Next in rank are certain non-matching pairs.
Wongs:
Next in rank are special combinations known as Wongs. These combinations inlude either the 2 or 12 point domino and any 9 point domino.
Gongs:
Next are the Gongs, another set of special comination tiles. These combinations include either the 2 or 12 point domino and any 8 point domino.
Numerical Value:
If a Pair, Wong, or Gong can not be formed then the hand is ranked according to the total value of dots on the dominos. For example a hand with a 12 and 7 would have a total of 19 dots for the highest possible value of 9. The highest among these hands are the 6+6 (12) and 1+1 (2) dominos combined with a 7, known as a "high nine".
Individual Tile Rank:
In the event the player and banker have the same total then the highest ranking individual domino in each will hand be used to break the tie. In the event that the high dominos are equal then the tie shall go to the banker. Note that the second highest dominos are not used to break the tie. In the event of a 0-0 copy then the tie will go to the banker. The following shows every domino in order of their rank.
