If the hand is completed with a tile drawn from the wall: Points are collected from all players. East earns more points than other players for the same hand. However, East also pays more points when another player does the same. This way of winning is called Tsumo.
What is a Tsumo in Mahjong?
Tsumo is the act of drawing a tile. In paifu (play records) or hand patterns, tsumo may refer to a drawn tile or a winning drawn tile. Tsumo is called to declare a win on a self-drawn tile. Menzenchin tsumohou is usually shortened to tsumo, referring to the yaku worth 1 han achieved by self-drawing with a closed hand.
When can you call Tsumo?
This winning tile can be called regardless of which player discards it, and regardless of whether it forms a meld or completes the player’s pair. Tsumo is the call when the player draws the tile themselves out of the wall at the start of their turn.
How do I contact Tsumo?
Calling Tsumo or Ron When a player forms a winning hand with a tile they have drawn, it is referred to as “calling tsumo.” Using an opponent’s discarded tile to form a winning hand is “calling ron.” When an opponent calls tsumo or ron, it will be displayed in a speech balloon.
Is Tsumo a yaku?
Add two fu if one wins by self-draw. This way of winning is called tsumo (自摸, or ツモ). However, if the winning hand includes a yaku of no-points hand (pinfu, 平和), in most rules the two fu are not awarded and the hand is counted as a total of 20 fu.
Is Japanese mahjong different?
Japanese Mahjong (Japanese: 麻雀, 麻将 or マージャン; mājan), also known as riichi mahjong, is a variation of mahjong. While the basic rules to the game are retained, the variation features a unique set of rules such as riichi and the use of dora.
What is Yakuhai?
The second yaku is yakuhai. Each triplet of yakuhai is a yaku. In Mahjong Lite, all honor tiles were yakuhai, but that is not the case in riichi mahjong. The haku, hatsu, and chun are always yakuhai, but only 1 or 2 wind tiles are yakuhai for each player.
How do I get better at Japanese Mahjong?
101 Tips on How to NOT Lose in Riichi Mahjong
- Don’t deal into yakuman.
- Tenpai doesn’t matter if you deal in.
- Be sure you can read all the man/character tiles properly.
- Make sure that yakuhai is actually your own/round wind.
- Make sure you aren’t in furiten.
