Sanbaiman Riichi Score
Sanbaiman scores 24,000 points for a non-dealer and 36,000 for the dealer on a ron, with tsumo split 6,000/12,000 (non-dealer) or 12,000 all (dealer).
paid by the discarder
paid by the discarder
each non-dealer / dealer — 24,000 total
from every player — 36,000 total
How Sanbaiman is calculated
Sanbaiman is a limit tier: base points are fixed at 6,000 no matter the fu, and it covers hands worth 11 or 12 han. Each win type multiplies that fixed base with the standard multipliers — the results are already round hundreds, so no rounding is needed:
- Non-dealer ron4 × 6,000 = 24,000
- Dealer ron6 × 6,000 = 36,000
- Non-dealer tsumo — dealer pays2 × 6,000 = 12,000
- Non-dealer tsumo — each non-dealer pays1 × 6,000 = 6,000
- Dealer tsumo — every player pays2 × 6,000 = 12,000
Hands that commonly land here
Sanbaiman spans 11 and 12 han — almost always a chinitsu or honitsu monster piled with dora and ura dora, or a near-miss counted yakuman. It is rare enough that many players go whole sessions without seeing one.
- Sanbaiman is scored for hands worth 11 or 12 han.
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Sanbaiman scoring questions
How many points is Sanbaiman for a non-dealer ron?+
A non-dealer who wins Sanbaiman by ron collects 24,000 points, paid entirely by the player who discarded the winning tile.
How many points is Sanbaiman for a dealer ron?+
A dealer ron with Sanbaiman scores 36,000 points, paid entirely by the discarder — the dealer collects 6× base points instead of the non-dealer's 4×, each rounded up to the nearest 100.
How is Sanbaiman paid out on tsumo?+
On a non-dealer tsumo, each of the two other non-dealers pays 6,000 and the dealer pays 12,000, for 24,000 total. On a dealer tsumo, all three players pay 12,000 each, for 36,000 total.