gameplay riichi

Houtei

河底撈魚

(ホウテイ)

Definition

Winning on the last discard before an exhaustive draw. A 1-han yaku. Must be ron.

海底撈月

Winning on the last tile drawn from the wall. A 1-han yaku. Must be tsumo (self-draw).

ロン

Winning by claiming another player's discard. The discarder pays the full amount. Cannot be declared if in furiten.

役

Scoring patterns or hands. You must have at least one yaku to win (except with riichi). Each yaku is worth a certain number of han.