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The military tiles ( since there is only one each ) are also considered to be five mixed " pairs " ( for example, the 3-6 and 4-5 tiles " match " because they have same total points and both in the military suit ).

Among the military tiles, individual tiles of the same pair ( such as 1-4 and 2-3 ) rank equally.

The 2-4 and 1-2 are an odd pair.

They are the only tiles in the whole set that don't match other tiles in the normal sense.

This pair when played together is considered a suit on its own, called the Gee Joon ( 至尊 Supreme ).

It is the highest ranking pair in the game of Pai Gow, though the tiles rank low individually ( in their normal order ).

When a tile of this pair is played individually in the game of Tien Gow, each takes its regular ranking among other military suit tiles according to the total points.

The rankings of the individual tiles are similar in most games.

However, the ranking of combination tiles is slightly different in Pai Gow and Tien Gow.