then i remembered seeing that post about scoring without fu, although i have to wonder why not at least preserve the way hands double in value for each han (1000 2000 4000 mangan instead of 2000 4000 6000 mangan). yakuhai nomi being worth 2k feels like itd really mess things up
Comments
If you are playing online that's taken care of for them, if you are playing in person you can use simplified scoring or do the scoring yourself (or with an app)
Apart from Riichi, all of them can be done with an open hand. And many other yaku are extensions of these anyway which will make them easier to learn.
Definitely teach furiten though because it will trip them up if they practice in an app later and wonder why they can't win.