Daburu riichi

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Daburu riichi
Type Yaku
Kanji ダブル立直 or ダブルリーチ
English Double ready
Value 2 han
Speed Immediate
Difficulty At discretion

Daburu riichi 「ダブル立直」 or 「ダブルリーチ」, or double riichi, is a special case for riichi. In this case, the player's start hand is already at tenpai from the dealt tiles. Naturally, a player has the option to declare riichi upon the first tile draw. No tile call may have interrupted the turn order before the declaration, where applicable. For the dealer, this case would be impossible.

Double riichi is worth 2 han instead of 1 han for a normal riichi, as a bonus for the initial timing. With the added han value, a call for double riichi has a huge advantage over the other players in conjunction with the immediate speed of the hand.

Tenhou and Chihou


Defending against double riichi

External links

Daburu riichi in Japanese Wikipedia