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Riichi payments: ron, tsumo, dealer, and honba
Calculate who pays a ron or tsumo win, then add honba and riichi deposits correctly to the final point transfer between players.
The principle
On ron, the discarder pays alone. A non-dealer receives four times the base points and the dealer six times, then the total rounds up to the next hundred.
Rule and example
On a non-dealer tsumo, East pays two times the base points and the other two players pay one time each. On a dealer tsumo, everyone pays two times the base points. Every share rounds separately.
What changes
At 3 han 30 fu, base points are 960. Non-dealer ron becomes 3,900. Non-dealer tsumo is announced as 1,000 / 2,000: each non-dealer pays 1,000 and East pays 2,000.
Mistake to avoid
Each honba adds 300 to ron or 100 to every tsumo share. The winner collects 1,000-point riichi deposits without changing the hand’s han or fu.
Rules references
- Tenhou rulesReference profile used for game mechanics and scoring.
- WRC Rules 2025International rules compared whenever their options differ from Tenhou.