Very few Pai Sho tiles actually appear in the show; from those, fans have extrapolated entire tile sets, though the constituent pieces vary.
Wiki Pai Sho
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Wiki Pai Sho tile set. |
White Flowers (3 Tiles) - Cannot land on red points. Can form harmonies.
- Jasmine-When added to the board, these always start at Home Port. It can move 3 spaces at a time. Harmony with Lily and Rhododendron. Disharmony with Rose.
- Lily- When added to the board, these tiles start at the East or West Port. It moves 2 spaces in one direction, and 2 spaces in another direction, moving in the shape of an L. Harmony with Jasmine and White Jade. Disharmony with Chrysanthemum.
- White Jade- When added to the board, this tile starts in the very center. If any other tile is in the center, it cannot be put on the board. It can move 5 spaces, but it cannot use the boat (See Below). Harmony with Lily and Rose. Disharmony with Rhododendron
Red Flowers (3 Tiles)-Cannot land on white points. Can form harmonies.
- Rose-When added to the board, this tile starts at The Foreign Tip. It can move 3 spaces at a time. Harmony with White Jade and Chrysanthemum. Disharmony with Jasmine.
- Chrysanthemum-When added to the board, this tile starts at the east or west tip. It moves 2 spaces in one direction, and 2 spaces in another direction, moving in the shape of an L. Harmony with Rose and Rhododendron. Disharmony with Lily.
- Rhododendron-When added to the board, this tile starts in the very center. If any other tile is in the center, it cannot be put on the board. It can move 5 spaces, but it cannot use the boat (See Below). Harmony with Chrysanthemum and Jasmine. Disharmony with White Jade.
Non flowers (4 Tiles) -These tiles may be removed by any piece, but the piece that lands on them is also removed. They can be put on the board only after the first turn(s). They cannot be part of harmonies, except for the boat.
- Knotweed (Fire)Knotweed may be placed on any point. When you play knotweed, all pieces that are adjacent to knotweed are “drained” and may not be moved or form harmonies. Any piece that is played or finishes its movement next to a knotweed is also drained. Knotweed may not move, or be moved by other pieces. They can still be captured.
- Wheel (Air) Wheels can be placed on any yellow space. Wheels may move all pieces adjacent to them in a clockwise or counterclockwise rotation (or, turn them around itself 'like a wheel'). It can move any number of spaces, but it cannot move it it decides to 'spin a piece'.
- Boat (Water)The Boat may travel over other pieces. It may move up to 5 spaces at a time. Does not disrupt a harmony if it is between a pair of harmonious pieces. It can push any piece (yours or your opponents) one intersection away as long as the destination intersection is empty and the boat is a single intersection of distance from it.
- Rock (Earth) May be placed on any space. May not be moved once it is placed. Disrupts all harmonies it lies between.
Special Tiles (2 Tiles) - These pieces may land anywhere on the board, regardless of color. They can be put on the board only after the first three turns of each player.
- White Dragon (Yin) – Must be placed on the opposing half of the board. Dragons can move up to 6 spaces each turn in a straight line. Dragons may capture enemy pieces.
- White Lotus (Yang)- Lotus tiles may only move up to 2 spaces a turn. It must start on your side of the board (anywhere). A Lotus may take any tile off the board, but it can also be removed by any other tile. Lotus are considered “blooming”, which means they may form a harmony with any other Flower (including those belonging to his or her opponent).
Kutai Pai Sho
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Kutai Pai Sho tile set. |
Each player has 29 pieces, composed as follows:
Red Flowers (2 each; one Night, one Day)
White Flowers (2 each; one Night, one Day)
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Pine (Winter, 1 point)
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Jasmine (Winter, 2 points)
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Wisteria (Spring, 3 points)
- Lily (Summer, 3 point)
- Clover (Autumn, 1 point)
- Willow (Autumn, 2 points)
Other Pieces (1 each)
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Wheel (Autumn Day or Summer Night, 2 points)
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Cup (Spring Day or Winter Night, 2 points)
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Twig (Creates Harmony with Any Flower, 1 point)
- Spade (Creates Disharmony with Any Flower, 3 points)
- White Jade (Prevents Harmonies; Reverse of White Lotus; 5 points)
- White Lotus (Centerpiece only, creates Harmony based on Point value; Reverse of White Jade; 5 points)
Tile Images
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