Renhou

Revision as of 16:50, 17 January 2022 by Fast&Furiten (talk | contribs) (Corrected definition of renhou to "before a player's first turn" instead of "before dealer's second turn." Also revised the reasoning why the dealer can't score it (because nothing can happen before the dealer's first turn). As it was written, the dealer could ron before their second turn, which does not count as renhou.)

Renhou 「人和」 is an optional yaku. It is defined by a player declaring ron with a starting hand before drawing their first tile and before any called tile. This premise is similar to the chiihou, except the hand wins by discard (ron). In some instances, it may be considered as a yakuman, mangan, or not used at all. Only non-dealers may invoke renhou because it is impossible to declare ron before the dealer's first draw (no discarded tiles yet).

Renhou
Type Optional yaku
Kanji 人和
English Hand of man
Value Variable
Speed Near instant
Difficulty Luck

Variations

 
Renhou scored with real tiles.

Because of number of variations and interpretations to renhou, it is viewed as optional.

By default, renhou can be defaulted as a mangan hand. In this case, if the hand could score more using normal counting of yaku and dora, it will be scored for the alternate value (since the highest-scoring hand must always be chosen). The hand must have at least one yaku for this, however; dora alone cannot allow the hand to be scored separately.
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, to be cumulative with other yaku, with a variable han value. It is frequently set at 4 han, so that the hand is always worth mangan minimum if it has any other yaku.
  • Nashi
Renhou may not be used at all.

External links

Renhou in Japanese Wikipedia