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 may not collect wind tiles not applicable by wind seating, but they are considered to be offwind or '''otakaze''' {{kana|客風}} counted for 0 han. [[Sangenpai|Dragon tile groups]], on the other hand, are universal throughout the game.

== 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.