What is Blessing of heaven (テンホー)?
The dealer's starting hand is already a winning hand — a yakuman.
Han and calls
Yakuman
How it is formed
- The dealer's 14-tile starting hand is already complete.
- It must be the very first moment, before any call.
- The non-dealer equivalent is chiihou.
Example hand
Winning with this shape gives the following.
- Yaku scored：Blessing of heaven
- Fu：25 fu／Yakuman
- Points for this example：48,000 points（Tsumo）
This one depends on the situation at the table, so there is no board example.
Questions
How many han is Blessing of heaven?
It is a yakuman (Yakuman on this site).
Does Blessing of heaven count on an open hand?
No. It only counts on a closed hand.
How rare is a blessing of heaven?
Roughly once in 330,000 hands — you will almost never see it.
Now put it to work
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