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Renchan
連荘
(れんちゃん)
Definition
A dealer repeat - when the dealer wins or the hand ends in draw with dealer in tenpai, they remain dealer and a honba counter is added.
Related Terms
Dealer
親
The player with the East seat who starts the hand. Dealer wins and pays 50% more than non-dealers, and retains the dealer position if they win or if the hand ends in draw with dealer in tenpai.
Honba
本場
Counter sticks indicating consecutive wins by the dealer or consecutive draws. Each honba adds 300 points per player to the next win.
Oya
親
The dealer (East player). Wins and pays 1.5x the amount of non-dealers.