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added useful link to yaku type list; I think the intro was too long for a list type article, so I split it off to a new "Overview" section
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[[Image:YakuListed.png|thumb|right|300px|[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2008121721gm-00c1-0000-fcadb0d7&tw=3&ts=5 Example hand], containing many yaku.]] | [[Image:YakuListed.png|thumb|right|300px|[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2008121721gm-00c1-0000-fcadb0d7&tw=3&ts=5 Example hand], containing many yaku.]] | ||
A '''[[yaku]]''' {{kana|役}} is a certain pattern that scores points, and a necessary condition for winning. They are analogous to hands in poker. In total, there are 26 yaku, 11 [[yakuman]] (a special class of high-scoring yaku), and 1 special case in [[nagashi mangan]]. | A '''[[yaku]]''' {{kana|役}} is a certain pattern that scores points, and a necessary condition for winning. They are analogous to hands in poker. In total, there are 26 yaku, 11 [[yakuman]] (a special class of high-scoring yaku), and 1 special case in [[nagashi mangan]]. | ||
This list orders yaku by value. For an overview of yaku grouped by type, see [[Yaku#Yaku types|Yaku § Yaku types]]. | |||
==Overview== | |||
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'''In order to win any hand, the hand must have at least one yaku.''' Even if a hand has [[dora]], it cannot score without a yaku. Attempting to win without a yaku is subject to a [[chombo]] penalty, so it is important to learn the yaku, or at least the most common types. | '''In order to win any hand, the hand must have at least one yaku.''' Even if a hand has [[dora]], it cannot score without a yaku. Attempting to win without a yaku is subject to a [[chombo]] penalty, so it is important to learn the yaku, or at least the most common types. | ||