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* Wind tiles of the [[seat wind]] also count as yakuhai. (If a wind is both the round and seat wind, it is worth 2 han.) | * Wind tiles of the [[seat wind]] also count as yakuhai. (If a wind is both the round and seat wind, it is worth 2 han.) | ||
A wind that is neither round or seat wind is known as an "offwind" or "guest wind"; these are not yakuhai and not worth any han, but are still valid tile groups to complete the "4 groups + 1 pair" shape. | |||
The yakuhai as a whole, along with [[riichi]] and [[tanyao]], are some of the easiest and most frequent yaku in the game. | The yakuhai as a whole, along with [[riichi]] and [[tanyao]], are some of the easiest and most frequent yaku in the game. | ||
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Yakuhai, along with [[tanyao]], are among the easiest yaku to learn to use. Over 90% of open hands have either yakuhai or tanyao (assuming open tanyao is allowed). | Yakuhai, along with [[tanyao]], are among the easiest yaku to learn to use. Over 90% of open hands have either yakuhai or tanyao (assuming open tanyao is allowed). | ||
Lone honor tiles are weak (as they cannot form [[sequence]]s), so they are often discarded early. This makes honor tiles, and | Lone honor tiles are weak (as they cannot form [[sequence]]s), so they are often discarded early. This makes honor tiles, and by extension, yakuhai, easy to [[pon]]. A player starting with a pair of yakuhai can often pon the third, instantly satisfying the yaku requirement, thus allowing the hand to complete faster. Therefore, this yaku is sometimes called an '''express ticket'''. | ||
Players looking for a quick win will often hold lone yakuhai tiles a little longer than their [[tile efficiency]] would dictate, in hopes of getting a second and then calling (or drawing) a third to make a yakuhai. This is especially true if open tanyao is infeasible, either because the hand has many [[terminal]]s/[[honor]]s, or because open tanyao is not allowed. | Players looking for a quick win will often hold lone yakuhai tiles a little longer than their [[tile efficiency]] would dictate, in hopes of getting a second and then calling (or drawing) a third to make a yakuhai. This is especially true if open tanyao is infeasible, either because the hand has many [[terminal]]s/[[honor]]s, or because open tanyao is not allowed. | ||
===Atozuke=== | ===Atozuke=== | ||