Renhou
Renhou 「人和」 is an optional yaku. It is scored when a player declares ron with their starting hand, before drawing their first tile, and before anyone makes a tile call. Only non-dealers may invoke renhou, since the dealer gets the first draw (and discard) of the game.
| Type | Optional yaku |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 人和 |
| English | Hand of man |
| Value | Variable |
| Speed | Near instant |
| Difficulty | Luck |
It can be considered the ron equivalent of chiihou. Unlike chiihou, renhou is not always scored as a yakuman; it may be worth less, depending on the ruleset.
Variations
Because of number of variations and interpretations to renhou, it is viewed as optional.
- Renhou can be set to a mangan hand by default. If a hand could score more by using regular yaku/dora, it will be scored as the higher value. Otherwise, it is a mangan. If a hand has no other yaku, it is scored as a mangan, even if dora would bring it above that.
- Likewise, it can be set as a yakuman.
- A few rulesets set renhou as a baiman, though this is relatively rare.
- Renhou may be considered as a yaku, which is cumulative with other yaku. It is frequently set at 4 han, so that the hand is always worth mangan at minimum.
- Nashi
- Renhou may not be used at all.
External links
- Renhou in Japanese Wikipedia