Kakan (Added Kan) - Adding the 4th Tile to a Pon
Learn about Kakan in mahjong - adding a 4th tile to an existing pon. Understand the procedure, chankan risk, and strategic decisions.
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Learn about Kakan in mahjong - adding a 4th tile to an existing pon. Understand the procedure, chankan risk, and strategic decisions.
Learn about Minkou in mahjong - an open triplet formed by calling pon, including fu calculation and comparison with ankou.
Learn about Sarashi in mahjong - the tiles exposed through pon, chi, or kan calls that reveal information to all players.
Pon is the mahjong call for completing a triplet (koutsu) from another player's discard. Learn how pon works, when to call it, and the trade-offs — losing menzen, blocking riichi, and yaku restrictions.