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The winning tile completes the last sequence, which is worth 0 fu, making the hand pinfu. | The winning tile completes the last sequence, which is worth 0 fu, making the hand pinfu. | ||
== | ==Definition== | ||
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In English, pinfu is sometimes referred to as "all sequences". However, the yaku is not as simple as that. | In English, pinfu is sometimes referred to as "all sequences". However, the yaku is not as simple as that. There are hands that have all sequences and are not valid for pinfu. | ||
The exact definition of pinfu is a hand that has no [[fu]], other than the fu from winning. To score pinfu: | |||
*The hand must be closed. | |||
*The hand cannot have any triplets or quads - it must be all sequences. | |||
*The pair cannot be composed off [[yakuhai]] - the pair cannot be the round wind, seat wind, or a dragon. | |||
*The hand must have a [[ryanmen]] [[wait]]. A ryanmen wait is two consecutive tiles waiting to complete either side of sequence, such as {23} or {45}. | |||
**The pair must be complete before reaching tenpai. This means that the "two-sided" [[nobetan]] does not count, it has to be a wait to complete a sequence. | |||
**[[Complex waits]] can score pinfu if they are composed off of ryanmen waits. Therefore, a [[sanmenchan]] wait always counts as ryanmen. [[Ryantan]] counts if you win by completing the sequence (e.g. a wait of {4555} only scores pinfu if you win with 3 or 6). | |||
If you know how fu is scored, the requirements for pinfu make sense. Triplets and quads score at least 2 fu each. A yakuhai pair scores 2 fu. A non-ryanmen wait scores 2 fu. Therefore, by avoiding these sources of fu, and by having a closed hand, you gain pinfu. Pinfu ''is'' allowed to score the 10 fu from winning from a closed [[ron]]. | |||
As an exception, pinfu does not score fu from [[tsumo]] (win from self draw). Normally, a win by self draw is worth 2 fu. When a hand wins with pinfu, these 2 fu are waived. Thus, a pinfu tsumo is worth 20 fu, though it gains +1 han from [[menzen tsumo]]. | |||
===Counter examples=== | ===Counter examples=== | ||
The following examples are all "all sequence hands" | The following examples are all "all sequence hands", but they are not pinfu. | ||
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== | ==Value== | ||
By definition, pinfu has less fu than other hands at the same han value. A pinfu ron has 30 fu, while a pinfu tsumo has 20 fu. Therefore, for hands below [[mangan]], pinfu results in less points than other yaku. To demonstrate: | |||
*Riichi + Pinfu ron (2 han 30 fu) = 2000 points | |||
*Riichi + Tanyao ron (2 han 40 fu) = 2600 points | |||
*Riichi + Mentsumo + Pinfu (3 han 20 fu) = 2700 points | |||
*Riichi + Mentsumo + Tanyao (3 han 30 fu) = 4000 points | |||
Once the hand reaches [[mangan]] or higher, fu no longer matter, so pinfu is worth the same as any other 1-han yaku, | |||
(If an open hand would have qualified for pinfu if it were closed, it is bumped up to 30 fu.) | |||
==Compatibility== | ==Compatibility== | ||
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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
Pinfu is one of the most common yaku. When developing a hand, players will naturally keep [[ryanmen]] shapes in their hand, due to their higher [[tile efficiency]]. In addition, sequences are easier to complete than triplets. While it isn't as fast as [[tanyao]] or [[yakuhai]], as pinfu cannot be scored open, this yaku is still seen often. It naturally combines with other sequence based yaku, namely [[iipeikou]], [[sanshoku doujun]], and [[ittsuu]]. | Pinfu is one of the most common yaku. When developing a hand, players will naturally keep [[ryanmen]] shapes in their hand, due to their higher [[tile efficiency]]. In addition, sequences are easier to complete than triplets. Therefore, players looking to complete hands quickly will often get pinfu. While it isn't as fast as [[tanyao]] or [[yakuhai]], as pinfu cannot be scored open, this yaku is still seen often. | ||
It naturally combines with other sequence based yaku, namely [[iipeikou]], [[sanshoku doujun]], and [[ittsuu]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
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