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Pinfu No-points hand

1 hanClosed only

Four sequences, a pair that is not a value tile, and a two-sided wait.

On Riichi Arena

13%of winning hands
12.0average win turn
7,700average value

Often with: Riichi 96%, Menzen tsumo 41%, Ippatsu 22%

From 35,665 hands won on Riichi Arena, updated daily.

Closed1 han 30 fu
1 characters 2 characters 3 characters 5 characters 5 characters 4 circles 5 circles 6 circles 2 bamboo 3 bamboo 7 bamboo 8 bamboo 9 bamboo 4 bamboo
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Pinfu

Near misses

A closed wait, not two-sided.1 han 40 fu
2 characters 3 characters 4 characters 5 characters 5 characters 4 circles 5 circles 6 circles 2 bamboo 4 bamboo 6 bamboo 7 bamboo 8 bamboo 3 bamboo
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Tanyao

An edge wait, not two-sided.1 han 40 fu
1 characters 2 characters 3 characters 5 characters 5 characters 4 circles 5 circles 6 circles 1 bamboo 2 bamboo 7 bamboo 8 bamboo 9 bamboo 3 bamboo
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Riichi

The pair is a value tile.1 han 40 fu
1 characters 2 characters 3 characters 4 circles 5 circles 6 circles 2 bamboo 3 bamboo 7 bamboo 8 bamboo 9 bamboo White White 4 bamboo
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Riichi

Questions

Can pinfu be open?

No. Pinfu is for closed hands only: an open hand of sequences has no pinfu and needs another yaku.

Can the pair be a wind?

Only a wind that is neither your seat wind nor the round wind. A pair of dragons or of a value wind breaks pinfu.

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