Tenpai: Difference between revisions

# {{#mjt:123456789p33m55s}} Waiting for: {{#mjt:3m}} or {{#mjt:5s}}

# {{#mjt:56777p111m11144z}} Waiting for: {{#mjt:7p}} or {{#mjt:4z}}

# {{#mjt:111m23456s888p33z}} Waiting for: {{#mjt:1s}}, {{#mjt:4s}}, or {{#mjt:7s}}

# {{#mjt:1z}} {{#mjt:6'78m111'p777'3'45s}}

For examples 1, 2, and 3, [[riichi]] may be called, and/or a player can simply win by [[mentsumo|self draw]].  The first two possess [[yaku]] without riichi.  However, the third example does not, as it stands.  It requires riichi, mentsumo, or even the likes of [[haitei]], [[houtei]], [[rinshan]], or [[chankan]] to gain yaku.  Regardless, the first three are '''closed tenpai''' hands.

The last three examples are all open hands.  Both 4 and 5 may employ [[yakuhai]].  Example 4 definitely has a yaku, via the open call on the [[hatsu|green dragon]].  Example 5 could have a yaku, if the hand is seated west or the game is in the [[west round]].  The last example uses [[tanki|hadaka tanki]], by which four tile calls were used to achieve tenpai.  All that remains closed is a single tile, that needs to be matched with the exact same tile type.  However, example 6 does not have yaku as it stands.  It'll require [[haitei]], [[houtei]], [[rinshan]], or [[chankan]] to gain yaku.