Suukantsu
| Type | Yakuman |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 四槓子 |
| English | Four kans |
| Value | Yakuman |
| Speed | Extremely slow |
| Difficulty | The most difficult |
Suukantsu 「四槓子」 is a standard Yakuman, where the hand has collected kan four times. As a result, this hand always has uses a hadaka tanki machi, because four tile calls are required. Of all the hands possible, suukantsu is the rarest. Unlike all the other patterns, this yakuman cannot afford to have particular tiles unavailable via discards, the dead wall, or used in other player's hands.
Tile pattern
Agari:
Viability
This yakuman requires four kan calls. As a result, the hand in tenpai always uses hadaka tanki. In order to call a single kan, a player must draw at least 3 out of 4 of a single tile type. This yakuman is the most difficult yakuman to attain tenpai, let alone score. That is due to the need to call kan four times. If any of those tiles are rendered unavailable, it forces the hand to seek other possible tiles to call kan with; or the hand is made virtually impossible.
Value
Despite the greater degree of difficulty and exceptionally low freqency, the value remains as that of the other single yakuman.
External links
- Suukantsu in Japanese Wikipedia
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