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Yaku A. Situational Yaku 1. Clo
Yaku A. Situational Yaku 1. Closed Tsumo. menzen tsumo. Calling TSUMO with a closed hand. Closed hand only. 1 Han. 2. Riichi. riichi. Winning when in Riichi. Closed hand only. 1 Han. 3. Double Riichi. daburu riichi. Winning when on your first turn you immediately declared RIICHI. Invalid if any interruptions before your first draw. Cannot combine with single Riichi. Closed hand only. 2 Han. 4. One Shot. ippatsu. Winning on or before your first draw after calling RIICHI. There must have been no interruptions between. Closed hand only. 1 Han. 5. Dead Wall Draw. rinshan kaihou, “A flower blooms on a mountaintop”. Calling TSUMO on a tile drawn from the dead wall. 1 Han. 6. Last Tile from the Wall. haitei raoyue, haitei, “The Moon is scooped up from the bottom of the sea”. Calling TSUMO on the last tile drawn from the live wall. Cannot combine with Dead Wall Draw. 1 Han. 7. Last Discard. houtei raoyui, houtei, “A fish is scooped up from the bottom of the river”. Calling RON against an opponent who drew the last tile remaining from the live wall. 1 Han. 8. Robbing a Quad. chankan. Calling RON against an opponent completing a late quad using one of your waits. The next kan dora indicator is not flipped. 1 Han. B. Sequence Yaku 9. Two Identical Sequences. iipeikou. Two identical sequences. Closed hand only. 1 Han. 10. Three Identical Sequences. isshoku sanjun. Three identical sequences. Cannot combine with Two Identical Sequences. 3 Han closed, 2 Han open. 11. Twice Two Identical Sequences. ryanpeiko. Two sets of Two Identical Sequences. Cannot combine with Two Identical Sequences. Closed hand only. 3 Han. 12. Straight. ikkitsuukan, ittsuu. Numbers 1 through 9 in the same suit. 2 Han closed, 1 Han open. 13.

Three Colour Straight. sanshoku douj
Three Colour Straight. sanshoku doujun, sanshoku. Three sequences of the same numbers in all three suits. 2 Han closed, 1 Han open. 14. No Fu. pinfu. The hand meets no criteria for gaining Fu from sets, pairs or waits. This means the hand must contain 4 sequences, the pair must not be dragon tiles or wind tiles that match your seat wind or the round wind, and you must have gone out on a two sided wait. You still claim the Fu from calling TSUMO or RON (rounds up to 30 Fu each time). Closed hand only. 1 Han. C. Set Yaku (a set can refer to a triplet or a quad) 15. All Sets. toitoihou, toitoi. Four sets. 2 Han. 16. Three Closed Sets. san ankou. Three closed sets. The fourth meld can be open or a sequence. Note you cannot call RON to complete the third closed set; it must be drawn from the wall. 2 Han. 17. Three Quads. san kantsu. Three quads. They can be closed, open or late quads. 2 Han. 18. Three Colour Sets. sanshoku doukou. Three sets of the same numbers in all three suits. 2 Han. 19. Three Chained Sets. sanrenkou. Three sets in a single suit with successive numbers. 2 Han. D. Terminal and Honour Yaku 20. Honour Sets. yakuhai, huanpai. Any set of dragon tiles or wind tiles matching the round wind or the player’s seat wind. 1 Han for each. A set of wind tiles matching both the round wind and player’s seat wind scores 2 Han. 21. Little Three Dragons. shousangen. Two sets of dragon tiles plus a pair of the third type of dragon. 2 Han. 22. Impure Terminals. chantaiyao, chanta. Every meld and the pair contains a terminal or honour tile. 2 Han closed, 1 Han open. 23. Pure Terminals. jun chantaiyao, junchan. Every meld and the pair contains a terminal tile. Cannot be combined with Impure Terminals. 3 Han closed, 2 Han open. 24. All Terminal

s and Honours. honroutou, honrou. Eve
s and Honours. honroutou, honrou. Every tile is a terminal or honour. Cannot be combined with Impure Terminals. 2 Han . 25. All Simples. tan’yaochuu, tan’yao. Every tile is a simple tile. 1 Han. E. Suit Yaku 26. Half Flush. hon’iisou, hon’itsu. Every tile is of the same suit or is an honour. 3 Han closed, 2 Han open. 27. Full Flush. chin’iisou, chin’itsu. Every tile is of the same suit. Cannot be combined with Half Flush. 6 Han closed, 5 Han open. F. Other Yaku 28. Seven Pairs. chiitoitsu, chiitoi. Seven distinct pairs. The hand receives an automatic 25 Fu. Closed hand only. 2 Han. 29. Nagashi Mangan. nagashi mangan. When a drawn hand occurs, the player’s discard pile consists of only terminals and honours, their hand is closed, and no other player has called any of their discards. Points are received as if the player won by TSUMO. In the case of several players having Nagashi Mangan, they only receive points from players who do not have Nagashi Mangan. Closed hand only. 5 Han. Yakuman 1. Four Closed Sets. suu ankou. Four closed sets. Just like with Three Closed Sets, if in a set wait for the fourth set, you hand must win by TSUMO. Closed hand only. Single Limit. Double Limit if on a pair wait. 2. Four Quads. suu kantsu. Four quads, each either closed, open or late. Single Limit. 3. Four Chained Sets. suurenkou. Four sets in a single suit with successive numbers. Single Limit. 4. Four Identical Sequences. isshoku suujun. Four identical sequences. Single Limit. 5. Big Three Dragons. daisangen. A set of each dragon tile. Single Limit. 6. Little Four Winds. shousuushii. Three sets of wind tiles and a pair of the other. Single Limit. 7. Big Four Winds. daisuushii. Four sets of wind

tiles. Double Limit. 8. All Term
tiles. Double Limit. 8. All Terminals. chinroutou. Four sets of terminal tiles and a pair of terminal tiles. Single Limit. 9. All Honours. tsuuiisou. Four sets of honour tiles and a pair of honour tiles. Single Limit. 10. Big Seven Stars. daichisei. A pair of each dragon tile and a pair of each wind tile. Cannot be combined with All Honours. Closed hand only. Double Limit. 11. Perfect Green. ryuuiisou. Every tile is green. Green tiles are the 2,3,4,6,8 of Bamboo and the Green Dragon. Single Limit. 12. Chariot. 2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8 of a single suit. The hand is renamed depending on the suit it consists of: Dots – Big Wheels (daisharin), Bamboo – Bamboo Forest (daichikurin), Characters – Numerous Neighbours (daisuurin). Closed hand only. Single Limit. 13. Nine Gates. chuuren poutou. 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit, plus any other tile of that suit. Closed hand only. Single Limit if the hand had 1 wait. Double Limit if the hand had 9 waits. 14. Thirteen Orphans. kokushi musou. One of each of the four wind tiles, the three dragon tiles and the six terminal tiles, plus any other one of these tiles. For this yakuman only, you are allowed to call RON on an opponent’s closed quad. Closed hand only. Single Limit if the hand had 1 wait. Double Limit if the hand had 13 waits. 15. Hand of Heaven. tenhou. The dealer calls TSUMO on his first draw. Single Limit. 16. Hand of Earth. chiihou. A non-dealer calls TSUMO on his first draw with no interruptions between his turn and the dealer’s first turn. Single Limit. 17. Hand of Mankind. renhou. A non-dealer calls RON before his first draw with no previous interruptions. A yaku is not required to call RON in this situation only. Single Limit