Kazoe yakuman

Kazoe yakuman

Type	Yakuman
Kanji	数え役満
English	Counted Yakuman
Value	13 han minimum
Speed	Varied
Difficulty	Varied

Kazoe yakuman 「数え役満」 is a special class of yakuman obtained by combining regular yaku. Specifically, any hand that scores 13 han or more is a kazoe yakuman. The name "kazoe yakuman" is generic - any combination of yaku and/or dora can work, though some are easier to use than others.

Kazoe yakuman cannot be combined with regular yakuman. Under standard rules, a hand cannot score both yakuman and yaku. Therefore, a yakuman hand cannot have regular yaku. Also, a hand that scores 26 or more han is not considered a double yakuman.

Some rules may not recognize kazoe yakuman. In that case, a hand worth 13 han or more would be treated as a sanbaiman instead.

Different kazoe combinations

There are many different possibilities for a kazoe yakuman, since any yaku may contribute towards the hand.

Chinitsu based

With chinitsu already at 6 han while closed, this hand is already almost half-way to the needed 13 han for kazoe yakuman. Naturally, other yaku and/or dora are necessary in order to increase the han count to 13. Nevertheless, chinitsu is a common yaku for this combination.

Example:

• Chinitsu with san ankou, riichi, tsumo, and some dora.

Tsumo: . Dora indicator:

Dora based

Large numbers of dora can easily push hands beyond the 13 han limit. This is particularly true with kan dora and ura dora (with kan ura dora).

Example:

• Riichi with 12+ dora

Ron: or . Dora indicators: . Ura-dora indicators:

Without dora

A few possible kazoe yakuman combinations do not require dora to achieve 13 han.

Examples:

• Chinitsu with ryanpeiko, tanyao, pinfu, riichi, and tsumo.

Tsumo:

• Shousangen with haku, hatsu, toitoi, san ankou, honroutou, honitsu, and san kantsu

Agari:

• Shousangen with haku, chun, double ton, toitoi, san kantsu, rinshan kaihou, honitsu

Agari:

External links

• 数え役満

Kazoe yakuman in Japanese Wikipedia