What is Little three dragons (ショウサンゲン)?
Two dragon triplets plus the third as the pair — 2 han, and 4 in practice with the dragons.
Han and calls
2 han（Open is fine）
How it is formed
- Make triplets of two of the three dragons.
- Use the third dragon as your pair.
- The other two sets are free, and calling is allowed.
Example hand
Winning with this shape gives the following.
- Yaku scored：White dragon・Green dragon・Little three dragons・Menzen tsumo
- Fu：50 fu／5 han
- Points for this example：12,000 points（Tsumo）
This opens the practice board with the hand already set up; press Tsumo to win with it.
Yaku it combines with
Questions
How many han is Little three dragons?
2 han, whether the hand is closed or open.
Does Little three dragons count on an open hand?
Yes. It still counts after pon, chi or kan.
What is little three dragons really worth?
At least 4 han, since the two dragon triplets each score. All three triplets make the yakuman big three dragons.
Now put it to work
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