Yakuhai: Difference between revisions

'''Yakuhai''' {{kana|役牌}}, or '''Fanpai''' {{kana|飜牌}}, is a group of 1 [[han]] [[yaku]] scored for completing a [[mentsu|group]] of [[jihai|honor tiles]].  Along with [[tanyao]] and [[riichi]], these yaku are the easiest and most frequently occurring yaku in the game. Yakuhai awarded for [[kazehai|wind tiles]] apply to the [[Jikaze|player's wind assignment]] relative to the dealer position.  Players collecting may not collect wind tiles not applicable by wind seating, but they are considered to be offwind or '''otakaze''' {{kana|客風}}. [[Sangenpai|Dragon tile groups]], on the other hand, are universal throughout the game.

While yakuhai can be referred to collectively and it is rarely ambiguous, it is not uncommon to call them out individually, particularly when scoring a hand by announcing its yaku. The table to the right shows the written forms of most of the yakuhai.

== Compatability ==

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Yakuhai essentially works with any yaku which has room or allows the use of honor tile groups, which gives it great versatility. [[Honitsu]] is one of the most effective combinations with at least one yakuhai group.  This yaku is compatible with itself. Different groups of yakuhai tiles may be collected into one hand; and in turn, they are treated as separate yaku, despite identical functionality. In particular, [[shousangen]] requires not just one, but two yakuhai.  

Incompatibilities arise for a few reasons. Firstly, the definitions of [[tanyao]], [[junchan]], and [[chinitsu]] eliminates the use of honor tiles all together. [[Pinfu]] and [[ryanpeikou]] each require four sequence groups and [[chiitoitsu]] requires seven distinct pairs, leaving no room for a triplet in any of these yaku.