Chanta

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Chanta
Type Yaku
Kanji 全帯么
English Terminal or honor in each meld
Value 2 han (closed)
1 han (open)
Speed Medium
Difficulty Medium

Chantaiyao 「全帯么」 is a terminal and honor based yaku. For this yaku, every tile group and the pair must contain at least one terminal or honor tile. This yaku is more commonly referred by its shorter name, chanta 「チャンタ」.

Tile pattern

Waiting for:

Note: This hand is also waiting for , but it would not be chanta.

Formation

By definition, every tile group must include a terminal or honor tile. So combinations of tile groups involving 1-2-3, 7-8-9, 1-1-1, 9-9-9, and/or any honor pairs/triplet applies here. This brings about the limitations of the terminal tiles, by which they're at the ends of the 1-9 number scale. Often, this yaku is particularly made easier with tile calls; but closed hands are very much doable.

Compatability

^ 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
CHA

Chanta's pattern is similar to junchan; however, the two can never combine as chanta requires honor tiles, while junchan does not. Compatibility with sanshoku doukou is limited to the collection of either tile groups of 1s or 9s among the three suits; mix this combination with honor tiles, and it may have a good chance of honroutou as well. Chanta with toitoi actually forms honroutou.

External links

Chanta in Japanese Wikipedia