After declaring riichi, if you agari on one of the other players' discards in that go-around or on your next draw, you get ippatsu, a yaku worth one han.After declaring riichi, if you agari on one of the other players' discards in that go-around or on your next draw, you get ippatsu, a yaku worth one han.In the example below, the other players' turn 7 discards and your turn 8 draw are where you could potentially get ippatsu.However, if during this time there is any fuuro from another player, you can no longer get ippatsu!However, if during this time there is any fuuro from another player, you can no longer get ippatsu!Although in some rules, the chance for ippatsu extends up through the discard of the player whose fuuro it was.Shimocha discards 4-wan on turn 7Shimocha discards 4-wan on turn 7Kamicha calls pon on shimocha's 4-wanAs of the pon, the possibility of ippatsu is goneAs of the pon, the possibility of ippatsu is gonePon!If you are menzen, regardless of riichi or not, and you win on the tile you drew, you get "menzenchin tsumohou", a yaku worth 1 han.
It is very often called by the abbreviation "tsumo".If you are menzen, regardless of riichi or not, and you win on the tile you drew, you get "menzenchin tsumohou", a yaku worth 1 han.
It is very often called by the abbreviation "tsumo".Tsumo!You've performed fuuro so you don't get menzenchin tsumohouYou've performed fuuro so you don't get menzenchin tsumohouYour only fuuro is ankan so you get menzenchin tsumohouIn short, it's a yaku you don't get if you agari via "ron" or if you've done any fuuro other than ankan.In short, it's a yaku you don't get if you agari via "ron" or if you've done any fuuro other than ankan.The next yaku I'll introduce is the relatively easy to get "pinfu".
It's worth 1 han.
Pinfu requires all of your mentsu to be shuntsu, as well as the following conditions:
・Your wait is ryanmen
・Your jyantou is not "bakazepai", "jikazehai", or "sangenpai"
Naturally, this also means your jyantou cannot be renfonpaiTon second round, Nancha, in tenpai as shown belowExampleWait1 & 2 are ryanmen waits and the jyantou meets the condition, so they count
3 is a kanchan wait, 4 is nobetan, so they're no good for pinfu
5's jyantou is bakaze, 6's is jikaze, and 7's is sangenpai, so obviously they're no good for pinfu
After declaring riichi, if you agari on one of the other players' discards in that go-around or on your next draw, you get ippatsu, a yaku worth one han.
After declaring riichi, if you agari on one of the other players' discards in that go-around or on your next draw, you get ippatsu, a yaku worth one han.
In the example below, the other players' turn 7 discards and your turn 8 draw are where you could potentially get ippatsu.
However, if during this time there is any fuuro from another player, you can no longer get ippatsu!
However, if during this time there is any fuuro from another player, you can no longer get ippatsu!
Although in some rules, the chance for ippatsu extends up through the discard of the player whose fuuro it was.
Shimocha discards 4-wan on turn 7
Shimocha discards 4-wan on turn 7
Kamicha calls pon on shimocha's 4-wan
As of the pon, the possibility of ippatsu is gone
As of the pon, the possibility of ippatsu is gone
Pon!
If you are menzen, regardless of riichi or not, and you win on the tile you drew, you get "menzenchin tsumohou", a yaku worth 1 han.
It is very often called by the abbreviation "tsumo".
If you are menzen, regardless of riichi or not, and you win on the tile you drew, you get "menzenchin tsumohou", a yaku worth 1 han.
It is very often called by the abbreviation "tsumo".
Tsumo!
You've performed fuuro so you don't get menzenchin tsumohou
You've performed fuuro so you don't get menzenchin tsumohou
Your only fuuro is ankan so you get menzenchin tsumohou
In short, it's a yaku you don't get if you agari via "ron" or if you've done any fuuro other than ankan.
In short, it's a yaku you don't get if you agari via "ron" or if you've done any fuuro other than ankan.
The next yaku I'll introduce is the relatively easy to get "pinfu".
It's worth 1 han.
Pinfu requires all of your mentsu to be shuntsu, as well as the following conditions:
・Your wait is ryanmen
・Your jyantou is not "bakazepai", "jikazehai", or "sangenpai"
Naturally, this also means your jyantou cannot be renfonpai
Ton second round, Nancha, in tenpai as shown below
Example
Wait
1 & 2 are ryanmen waits and the jyantou meets the condition, so they count
3 is a kanchan wait, 4 is nobetan, so they're no good for pinfu
5's jyantou is bakaze, 6's is jikaze, and 7's is sangenpai, so obviously they're no good for pinfu
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