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Rinshan kaihou
Type	Yaku
Kanji	嶺上開花
English	Dead wall draw
Value	1 han
Speed	Varies
Difficulty	Hard

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Rinshan kaihou 「嶺上開花」 is a standard yaku, obtained when a player declares kan and wins with the tile drawn immediately after.

Technically, this yaku is scored when drawing a rinshanpai, or a tile drawn from the dead wall. When declaring kan, a replacement tile is drawn from the dead wall, thus scoring rinshan. In sanma, this yaku can also be obtained after declaring kita and winning with the tile drawn after, since kita causes a draw from the dead wall.

Meaning

"Rinshan kaihou" literally means "flowering 「開花」 on the range 「嶺上」". In a sense, the dead wall is treated or viewed as a "mountain", where the winning tile after the kan draw symbolizes as a "flowering" effect.

Procedure

Main article: Kan

When calling kan, a player must draw an extra tile from the dead wall. This is known as the rinshanpai 「嶺上牌」. If the hand is completed with this tile draw, then this yaku is awarded. It is possible for rinshan to be the only yaku for the hand, though it is usually combined with other yaku.

Setting up rinshan kaihou

Like any hand, winning with rinshan requires tenpai to even have a chance of winning. There are two ways to do this.

1. The hand is already in tenpai, and draws/calls the tile required to kan.

Draw:

Waiting for:

The hand is already in tenpai, and is able to call kan without impacting the hand's waits, giving the chance for rinshan.

2. The hand is in 1-shanten, is currently holding a extra tile that enables kan, then enters tenpai with another draw.

Example

Draw:

Waiting for:

Before drawing 5-man, the 4th hatsu was an extra tile that does not contribute to the hand. After drawing 5-man, the hand will enter tenpai as soon as the hatsu is discarded. Alternatively, the hand can call kan, entering tenpai by melding the extra hatsu. If the draw was 7-sou, the hand can win with rinshan. Otherwise, the unwanted rinshanpai may be discarded and riichi be called.

Compatibility

Main article: Yaku compatibility

^ Ippatsu requires riichi to be of any use.

	RCH	DRI	IPP	SMO	TAN	PFU	IPK	ITT	YAK	SDJ	SDO	TOI	SNA	SNK	CHA	JUN	RPK	SSG	HRO	HON	CHN	CHI	RIN	HAI	HOU	CHK
RIN

Rinshan kaihou is compatible with almost any hand that can accommodate a kan call. This rules out pinfu, ryanpeikou, and chiitoitsu, as these hands do not allow kan. Chankan, haitei, and houtei all require winning from a different location than a kan replacement tile (another player's kan, the live wall, and another player's discard, respectively) and so cannot combine with rinshan. Finally, a kan would interrupt a chance for ippatsu.

With haitei

Rinshan kaihou cannot be combined with haitei, a yaku for calling tsumo on the final tile from the live wall. When winning on the replacement tile after a kan, tsumo is not called on any tile from the live wall, but on a tile from the dead wall. However, the last tile draw indicated by the haiteihai is defined as the last tile to be drawn from the live wall, not the dead wall.

Sanma

In sanma, rinshan can be won after declaring kita, since each kita call also draws a tile from the dead wall. Thus, rinshan can be scored with pinfu, ryanpeikou, and chiitoitsu. The only yaku ineligible are ippatsu, chankan, haitei, and houtei.

Sekinin barai

Main article: Sekinin barai

Some rulesets impose a liability payment, called sekinin barai or pao, on the discarder of a kanned tile in the event of a rinshan kaihou win.

If this rule is in effect, whenever a player starts his turn by calling kan on a discard, the discarder is liable for the entire price of the caller's hand until end of turn. If the caller calls tsumo on the replacement tile after the daiminkan, payments occur as if he called ron against the liable player. If the caller continues to make ankan or shominkan on the same turn, then wins on a replacement tile, payments again occur like a ron against the liable player. After the caller discards a tile, the discarder of the kanned tile is no longer liable.

External links

嶺上開花

Rinshan kaihou in Japanese Wikipedia

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-'''Rinshan kaihou''' {{kana|嶺上開花}} is a standard yaku, where a player wins with the '''rinshanpai''', or the replacement tile after forming a [[kan|kantsu]].  As such, this yaku is only accessible via kan calls.  As the player wins with the tile draw from the [[dead wall]], every instance of this yaku is won by self draw (tsumo) and never by discard (ron).
+'''Rinshan kaihou''' {{kana|嶺上開花}} is a standard yaku, obtained when a player declares [[kan]] and wins with the tile drawn immediately after.
+Technically, this yaku is scored when drawing a '''rinshanpai''', or a tile drawn from the [[dead wall]]. When declaring kan, a replacement tile is drawn from the dead wall, thus scoring rinshan. In [[sanma]], this yaku can also be obtained after declaring [[kita]] and winning with the tile drawn after, since kita causes a draw from the dead wall.
 == Meaning ==
-Rinshan kaihou literally means "flowering {{kana|開花}} on the range {{kana|嶺上}}".  In a sense, the dead wall is treated or viewed as a "mountain", where the winning tile after the kan draw symbolizes as a "flowering" effect.
+"Rinshan kaihou" literally means "flowering {{kana|開花}} on the range {{kana|嶺上}}". In a sense, the [[dead wall]] is treated or viewed as a "mountain", where the winning tile after the kan draw symbolizes as a "flowering" effect.
-== Kan procedure ==
+== Procedure ==
 {{main|Kan}}
-When calling kan, a player must draw an extra tile, and that tile comes from the dead wall.  This is the '''rinshanpai''' {{kana|嶺上牌}}.  If the hand is completed with this tile draw, then this yaku is awarded.  It is possible for rinshan to be the only yaku for the hand, though it is usually combined with other yaku.
+When calling kan, a player must draw an extra tile from the [[dead wall]]. This is known as the '''rinshanpai''' {{kana|嶺上牌}}. If the hand is completed with this tile draw, then this yaku is awarded. It is possible for rinshan to be the only yaku for the hand, though it is usually combined with other yaku.
 == Setting up rinshan kaihou ==
-Like any hand, this yaku requires [[tenpai]] to even have a chance of winning.  While the hand retains a tile for a timed kan call, the hand would at best be at 1-shanten.  As such, the fourth tile for kan counts as an extra tile.  If that tile is in the hand, it actually takes up one tile space, that could be used for normal hand development.  Therefore, tenpai is acquired upon a needed tile draw.
+Like any hand, winning with rinshan requires [[tenpai]] to even have a chance of winning. There are two ways to do this.
+. The hand is already in tenpai, and draws/calls the tile required to kan.
+: {{#mjt:55m123p55568s666z}} Draw: {{#mjt:6z}}  Waiting for: {{#mjt:7s}}
+The hand is already in tenpai, and is able to call kan without impacting the hand's waits, giving the chance for rinshan.
-'''Tenpai, with chance for rinshan:''' [http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2013011715gm-0009-7447-0bef5c3f&tw=1&ts=10 Example]
+. The hand is in 1-[[shanten]], is currently holding a extra tile that enables kan, then enters tenpai with another draw.
+[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2013011715gm-0009-7447-0bef5c3f&tw=1&ts=10 Example]
 : {{#mjt:5m123p55568s6666z}} Draw: {{#mjt:0m}}  Waiting for: {{#mjt:7s}}
-The 5-man draw places this hand in tenpai with a tile needed to be discarded.  In order for this hand to proceed to tenpai, either kan must be called or one of the hatsu is to be discarded.  If after the kan, a dead wall draw of 7-sou awards rinshan kaihou.  Otherwise, the unwanted rinshanpai may be discarded and [[riichi]] be called.
+Before drawing 5-man, the 4th hatsu was an extra tile that does not contribute to the hand. After drawing 5-man, the hand will enter tenpai as soon as the hatsu is discarded. Alternatively, the hand can call kan, entering tenpai by melding the extra hatsu. If the draw was 7-sou, the hand can win with rinshan. Otherwise,  the unwanted rinshanpai may be discarded and [[riichi]] be called.
 == Compatibility ==
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 {{Yaku compatibility table|RIN}}
-Rinshan kaihou is generally compatible with any hand that can accommodate a kan call. This rules out [[pinfu]], [[ryanpeikou]], and [[chiitoitsu]], as these hands do not allow kan.  [[Chankan]], [[haitei]], and [[houtei]] all require winning from a different location than a kan replacement tile (another player's kan, the live wall, and another player's discard, respectively) and so cannot combine with rinshan. Finally, a kan would interrupt a chance for [[ippatsu]].
+Rinshan kaihou is compatible with almost any hand that can accommodate a kan call. This rules out [[pinfu]], [[ryanpeikou]], and [[chiitoitsu]], as these hands do not allow kan.  [[Chankan]], [[haitei]], and [[houtei]] all require winning from a different location than a kan replacement tile (another player's kan, the live wall, and another player's discard, respectively) and so cannot combine with rinshan. Finally, a kan would interrupt a chance for [[ippatsu]].
 === With haitei ===
 Rinshan kaihou cannot be combined with [[haitei]], a yaku for calling tsumo on the final tile from the live wall. When winning on the replacement tile after a kan, tsumo is not called on any tile from the live wall, but on a tile from the dead wall.  However, the last tile draw indicated by the '''haiteihai''' is defined as the last tile to be drawn from the live wall, not the dead wall.
+=== Sanma ===
+In [[sanma]], rinshan can be won after declaring [[kita]], since each kita call also draws a tile from the dead wall. Thus, rinshan can be scored with pinfu, ryanpeikou, and chiitoitsu. The only yaku ineligible are ippatsu, chankan, haitei, and houtei.
 == Sekinin barai ==
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 {{Main|Sekinin barai}}
-Some rule systems impose a liability payment, called '''sekinin barai''' or '''pao''', on the discarder of a kanned tile in the event of a rinshan kaihou win.
+Some rulesets impose a liability payment, called '''sekinin barai''' or '''pao''', on the discarder of a kanned tile in the event of a rinshan kaihou win.
-If this rule is in effect, whenever a player starts his turn by calling kan on a discard, the discarder is liable for the entire price of the caller's hand until end of turn. If the caller calls tsumo on the replacement tile after the [[Kan#Daiminkan|daiminkan]], payments occur as if he called ron against the liable player. If the caller continues to make ankan or shominkan on the same turn, then wins on a replacement tile, payments again occur like a ron against the liable player. When the caller discards a tile, the discarder of the kanned tile is no longer liable.
+If this rule is in effect, whenever a player starts his turn by calling kan on a discard, the discarder is liable for the entire price of the caller's hand until end of turn. If the caller calls tsumo on the replacement tile after the [[Kan#Daiminkan|daiminkan]], payments occur as if he called ron against the liable player. If the caller continues to make ankan or shominkan on the same turn, then wins on a replacement tile, payments again occur like a ron against the liable player. After the caller discards a tile, the discarder of the kanned tile is no longer liable.
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