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'''Kan''' is a special tile call in the game. This call relates towards possession of four pertaining to any tile type. | '''Kan''' is a special tile call in the game. This call relates towards possession of four pertaining to any tile type. | ||
== | ==General rules to kan== | ||
Like the other tile calls, kan is also a tile call. However, it comes with special properties and rules. These rules apply when a player possesses or gains possession of four of the same tile; and then the player makes the kan call. | |||
* Applies to four of a kind | |||
* Access to a dead wall draw | |||
* Additional dora indicators revealed | |||
* Last tile from the regular drawn tiles added to the dead wall to maintain the 14 tile count | |||
==Ankan== | ==Kan types== | ||
Kan can occur under three different occasions; and thus, there are three types of kan. | |||
===Daiminkan=== | |||
This is also called an "open kan". A player possesses three of a tile type. Then the fourth is discarded. The player may claim the discarded tile and form a ''daiminkan''. Upon doing so, the player has opened the hand. | |||
===Chakan=== | |||
Also referred as an "added kan", a player had previously called pon to form a ''minkou'', or open triplet. Upon drawing the fourth tile, the player may add that tile to the minkou and upgrade it to a ''chakan''. If the fourth tile was discarded by another player, it cannot be claimed by kan. | |||
The player may declare this kan during any turn; and therefore, the player does not need to declare kan immediately at first opportunity. If the player had claimed a discarded tile instead of drawing a tile, then the ability to declare kan is disabled. Instead, the player would have to wait for the next tile draw, in order to do so. | |||
===Ankan=== | |||
Also known as a "closed kan", a player may draw all four of a tile type. Unlike the other two kan types, ''ankan'' keeps the hand closed. That's despite the declaration to the other players and the revealing of the four tiles. | |||
The player may declare this kan during any turn; and therefore, the player does not need to declare kan immediately at first opportunity. If the player had claimed a discarded tile instead of drawing a tile, then the ability to declare kan is disabled. Instead, the player would have to wait for the next tile draw, in order to do so. | |||
==Rinshan kaihou== | ==Rinshan kaihou== | ||
'''Rinshan kaihou''' is a special [[List of yaku|yaku]] based on acquiring a winning tile off of the dead wall. | |||
==Chankan== | ==Chankan== | ||
'''Chakan''' is a special yaku applied to chakan only. If another player is in tenpai using a tile for a chakan upgrade, then the player may "steal" that tile and call for a win. | |||