The dots tell you the point value. The design tells you the rank. Use this chart until Teen, Day and the Gee Joon tiles become familiar.
The large number is the single-tile rank. A lower rank number is stronger. Point value and tile rank are separate: Foo has 11 dots, but it ranks below Bon, which has only four.
All 21 designs · all 32 physical tiles
The first 11 designs appear twice in the set. The remaining ten tiles appear once and form the mixed pairs plus Gee Joon.
| Single-tile rank | Tile | Name | Point value (pips) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teen6–6 | 12 points · two in the set | |
| 2 | Day1–1 | 2 points · two in the set | |
| 3 | Yun4–4 | 8 points · two in the set | |
| 4 | Gor1–3 | 4 points · two in the set | |
| 5 | Mooy5–5 | 10 points · two in the set | |
| 6 | Chong3–3 | 6 points · two in the set | |
| 7 | Bon2–2 | 4 points · two in the set | |
| 8 | Foo5–6 | 11 points · two in the set | |
| 9 | Ping4–6 | 10 points · two in the set | |
| 10 | Tit1–6 | 7 points · two in the set | |
| 11 | Look1–5 | 6 points · two in the set | |
| 12 | Chop Gow3–6 | 9 points · one in the set | |
| 12 | Chop Gow4–5 | 9 points · one in the set | |
| 13 | Chop Bot2–6 | 8 points · one in the set | |
| 13 | Chop Bot3–5 | 8 points · one in the set | |
| 14 | Chop Chit2–5 | 7 points · one in the set | |
| 14 | Chop Chit3–4 | 7 points · one in the set | |
| 15 | Chop Ng1–4 | 5 points · one in the set | |
| 15 | Chop Ng2–3 | 5 points · one in the set | |
| 16 | Gee Joon1–2 | Counts as 3 or 6 · one in the set | |
| 16 | Gee Joon2–4 | Counts as 3 or 6 · one in the set |
Red and white or black pips help identify the traditional designs. Add all the pips when counting points. A red pip is not worth more than a white or black pip.
Teen 6–6: each six is three red and three white pips.
Day 1–1: every single pip is red.
Chop Ng 1–4: ones and fours are always red.
Mooy 5–5: fives are all white, centre included.
The red pips help you find Day, Gor and the other ones-and-fours quickly. Star’s Casino’s approved rules say it outright: the colour of the dots has no significance for play.
Single-tile rank helps break equal point hands, but pairs have their own fixed order. Gee Joon ranks first, followed by the 11 matched pairs and four mixed pairs.
Tie-breaks
Several tile designs share a pip total, but only the two halves of a mixed pair, and the two Gee Joon tiles, share a rank. When two hands tie on points, this is the order that decides them. Gee Joon is left out because it counts as three or six.
| Pips | Tiles | Names and ranks |
|---|---|---|
| 12 pips | Teen (rank 1) | |
| 11 pips | Foo (rank 8) | |
| 10 pips | Mooy (rank 5), Ping (rank 9) | |
| 9 pips | Chop Gow (rank 12), Chop Gow (rank 12) | |
| 8 pips | Yun (rank 3), Chop Bot (rank 13), Chop Bot (rank 13) | |
| 7 pips | Tit (rank 10), Chop Chit (rank 14), Chop Chit (rank 14) | |
| 6 pips | Chong (rank 6), Look (rank 11) | |
| 5 pips | Chop Ng (rank 15), Chop Ng (rank 15) | |
| 4 pips | Gor (rank 4), Bon (rank 7) | |
| 2 pips | Day (rank 2) |
Data
The full single-tile and pair ranking is available as a spreadsheet-friendly CSV: one row per physical tile, with its design, pips, point value, single-tile rank and pair rank.
Download the 32-tile ranking (CSV)
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Want the probabilities too? See the odds page.
Play at home
A full set has 32 tiles: 11 designs twice and 10 designs once. Lay yours out in this order and the missing or misprinted tile shows up at once.
A traditional black set with red and white pips, so it matches the chart above.
Check it on AmazonCompare tile sets →Published rulebooks use forms such as Day or Dey and Gee Joon or Jee Goon. The pip pattern is the reliable identifier.