What is Shanten?

Shanten counts how far a hand is from tenpai (ready). At 0 shanten you are tenpai; at -1 the hand is complete.

Tenpai example (0 shanten)

1 Man — Edit this hand →Make storyboard →View pattern page →

2 Man — Edit this hand →Make storyboard →View pattern page →

Glossary

See Shanten and Tenpai.

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