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===Keishiki tenpai=== | ===Keishiki tenpai=== | ||
'''Keishiki tenpai''' {{kana|形式聴牌}} is a special case | '''Keishiki tenpai''' {{kana|形式聴牌}} is a special case the hand waits for a "5th tile". This case may be karaten with particular waiting patterns, such as [[penchan]] or [[kanchan]]. Under some [[Scoring variations|rule variations]], a keishiki hand may be considered as noten under the following circumstances: | ||
* All hand-completing tiles are already used within the player's own | * All hand-completing tiles are already used within the player's own hand. If a player has a 1-2 [[Penchan|penchan]] and a previously declared [[Kan|kan]] of 3-3-3-3 in the same suit, no more threes are available as winning tiles. | ||
* All hand-completing tiles are visible among declared kans, open melds, discards, and dora indicators. Only some rules have such a large scope for karaten. | * All hand-completing tiles are visible among declared kans, open melds, discards, and dora indicators. Only some rules have such a large scope for karaten. | ||