Sets and a winning hand
Sequences
A sequence is three numbers in a row in one suit.
is not one: the
suits differ.
Which tiles turn
into a sequence?
No wrapping around
Sequences stop at 9. After 9 there is no 1.
Is
a sequence?
Triplets and quads
A triplet is three of a kind. Honors can only make triplets and pairs. Four of a kind, a quad, also counts as one set.
Can
(East, South, West) be a set?
Four sets and a pair
Any mix of sequences and triplets, plus a pair. With 13 tiles, one set is always missing a tile: that is what you are waiting for.
You drew . Is your hand complete?
Seven pairs
Seven different pairs also win, and count as a scoring pattern by themselves. (The other exception, thirteen orphans, is on the yaku list.)
You drew . Can you win with seven pairs?
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