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'''Tanyao''' {{kana|断么九}} or {{kana|断幺九}} is a [[yaku]] | '''Tanyao''' {{kana|断么九}} or {{kana|断幺九}} is a [[yaku]] obtained when the hand only has numbered tiles 2-8. By proxy, the hand cannot contain [[Routouhai|terminal tiles]] (1 and 9) or [[Jihai|honor tiles]]. While it is cheap, tanyao is one of the fastest and easiest yaku to obtain. | ||
The tiles numbered from 2-8 are classed as '''chunchanhai''' {{kana|中張牌}}, or [[simples]]. Therefore, this hand may be referred to as "All Simples" in English. | The tiles numbered from 2-8 are classed as '''chunchanhai''' {{kana|中張牌}}, or [[simples]]. Therefore, this hand may be referred to as "All Simples" in English. | ||
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*A lone 3 can be used in a 123 or 234 or 345 sequence, or as a pair/triplet. | *A lone 3 can be used in a 123 or 234 or 345 sequence, or as a pair/triplet. | ||
Lone honors/terminals are least likely to help, so they are discarded first. Since honors/terminals are discarded early, a hand may "naturally" form tanyao without any special effort. Conversely, it may not be wise to force tanyao. If you already have a 789 sequence, for instance, then you might not want to break it. (But if open tanyao is allowed, forcing tanyao may end up being faster.) | |||
When open tanyao is allowed, it is notoriously fast: while not worth much, it is quick. If you need ''a'' win - for example, to end the game faster, or to break a tie in [[all last]] - then 1100 points might be all you need. In these cases, if tanyao is realistic, then call it. Depending on the hand, though, it may be faster to play [[yakuhai]] or (if the hand has completed groups with terminals) play closed. | |||
When open tanyao is allowed, | |||
You may also wish to play open tanyao if you have multiple (2+) [[dora]]. Here, the dora provide value on their own; tanyao + 3 dora is already [[mangan]]. Therefore, with multiple dora, you should call to speed up the already-valuable hand. If the dora are closed within the hand, then there is the added deceptiveness of your hand being a cheap hand, when in reality this is not the case. | You may also wish to play open tanyao if you have multiple (2+) [[dora]]. Here, the dora provide value on their own; tanyao + 3 dora is already [[mangan]]. Therefore, with multiple dora, you should call to speed up the already-valuable hand. If the dora are closed within the hand, then there is the added deceptiveness of your hand being a cheap hand, when in reality this is not the case. | ||
===Discard characteristics=== | ===Discard characteristics=== | ||
As the hand looks to keep the simples, the discards will be the converse: terminal and honor tiles. As mentioned above, though, terminals/honors are often discarded even | As the hand looks to keep the simples, the discards will be the converse: terminal and honor tiles. As mentioned above, though, terminals/honors are often discarded even with non-tanyao hands. | ||
If a player has made multiple [[naki|calls]], none of those calls have a terminal or honor, and no other yaku is evident, then it is likely to be a tanyao. | If a player has made multiple [[naki|calls]], none of those calls have a terminal or honor, and no other yaku is evident, then it is likely to be a tanyao. | ||
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==Value== | ==Value== | ||
The speed of the hand's development justifies the value of the hand at 1-han. This speedy play is associated with cheap value. However, if [[Dora#Red_5|red fives]] and/or other [[dora]] are incorporated, then a simple tanyao hand can easily become a very high-scoring one. | The speed of the hand's development justifies the value of the hand at 1-han. This speedy play is associated with its cheap value. However, if [[Dora#Red_5|red fives]] and/or other [[dora]] are incorporated, then a simple tanyao hand can easily become a very high-scoring one. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||