Passport
The easy special hand — collect it like stamps, not like homework.
Five or six different honour tiles
From the four winds — East, South, West, North — and the three dragons — Red, Green, White. Every one of them different.
Example: East, South, West, North, Red Dragon, Green Dragon — six different honours, a Passport.
Why it's called that
A collection of stamps, all different. Once you've seen it, the name makes sense.
What to know
- Honour tiles only — no numbered suit tiles
- All different. Two East Winds is a pair, not part of a Passport
- It's one of the bigger hands in the Indian game
- It can be combined with other groups
How to spot the opportunity
If you find yourself holding three or four different winds and dragons early in a hand, that's the moment to consider going for it rather than discarding them.
Passport or Goulash — never both
These two can't live in the same hand, and it has nothing to do with the chow ban. A Goulash needs one numbered suit and no honours at all; a Passport is nothing but honours. One 14-tile hand can't be both, so you're choosing between them from your first few tiles.
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Passport
- All different — no repeats
- Honours only — no numbered tiles
- Can combine with other groups
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