World Riichi Championship Rules 2015

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1Preface

 

2Glossary

2Glossary

2.1Terms related to groups

2.1Terms related to groups

2.2Terms related to the whole hand

2.2Terms related to the whole hand

2.3Terms related to scoring

2.3Terms related to scoring

3Tiles

3Tiles

3.1The three suits

 

3.2The honours

 

3.3Additional tiles

 

3.4Additional equipment

3.4Additional equipment

4Setup

4Setup

4.1Starting points

4.1Starting points

4.2Seat wind

 

4.3Prevailing wind

 

4.4Seating at the table

4.4Seating at the table

4.5Building the wall

4.5Building the wall

4.6Breaking the wall

 

4.7The dead wall

4.7The dead wall

4.8The dora indicator

 

4.9The deal

 

5Game play

5Game play

5.1Phases of the game

 

5.2Valid hand

 

5.3A player’s turn

 

5.4Making a group

5.4Making a group

5.4.1Precedence and timing for declarations

5.4.1Precedence and timing for declarations

5.4.2Melded chow

5.4.2-8Melded/concealed chow/pung/kong

5.4.3Concealed chow

 

5.4.4Melded pung

 

5.4.5Concealed pung

 

5.4.6Big melded kong

 

5.4.7Small melded kong

 

5.4.8Concealed kong

 

5.4.9Fourth kong

5.4.9Fourth kong

5.4.10Displaying groups

 

5.5Winning on a discard (ron)

 

5.6Winning on self-draw (tsumo)

5.6Winning on self-draw (tsumo)

5.7End of a hand

 

5.7.1Last tile

5.7.1Last tile

5.7.2Exhaustive draw

5.7.2Exhaustive draw

5.7.3No abortive draws

5.7.3No abortive draws

5.7.4Handling riichi bets after drawn games

5.7.4Handling riichi bets after drawn games

5.7.5Furiten

 

5.7.6When a win is declared

 

5.7.7Continuance counters

5.7.7Continuance counters

5.7.8Dealer rotation

 

5.8Continuation of the game

 

5.9End of the game

5.9End of the game

5.9.1No agari yame

 

5.9.2Hanchan score and uma

5.9.2Hanchan score and uma

6Scoring

6Scoring

6.1Scoring a winning hand

6.1Scoring a winning hand

6.2Liability payment

 

6.3Minipoints (Fu)

 

6.4Dora

 

6.5Yaku list

6.5Yaku list

6.5.1One han yaku

6.5.1One han yaku

6.5.2Two han yaku

6.5.2Two han yaku

6.5.3Three han yaku

6.5.3Three han yaku

6.5.4Mangan yaku

6.5.4Mangan yaku

6.5.5Six han yaku

6.5.5Six han yaku

6.5.6Yakuman yaku

6.5.6Yakuman yaku

7Fouls and penalties

7Fouls and penalties

7.1Types of penalties

7.1Types of penalties

7.2Fouls

7.2Fouls

8Tournaments

8Tournaments

8.1Tournament organization

8.1Tournament organization

8.2Tournament hanchans

8.2Tournament hanchans

8.3Score recording

 

8.4Etiquette

 

Annexes

 

A-1Yaku list

 

A-2Scoring table