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[[Image:Dora and Wanpai.jpg|thumb|250px|Dead wall showing 2-pin as the dora indicator.]]'''Dora''' (ドラ) is a feature to the game, where possession of specific tiles instantly grants the hand 1 han per tile.  Regardless, hands must still possess a [[yaku]] in order to score, regardless of the number of dora in the hand.  At the start of every hand, 14 tiles are set aside as the wanpai, or dead wall tiles.
[[Image:Dora and Wanpai.jpg|thumb|250px|Dead wall showing 2-pin as the dora indicator.]]'''Dora''' {{kana|ドラ}} is a feature to the game, where possession of specific tiles instantly grants the hand 1 han per tile.  Regardless, hands must still possess a [[yaku]] in order to score, regardless of the number of dora in the hand.  At the start of every hand, 14 tiles are set aside as the wanpai, or dead wall tiles.  Furthermore, additional dora may be revealed through the use of '''uradora''' and/or '''kandora'''.


== Dead wall ==
== Dead wall ==
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For example, if the dora indicator shows {{#mjt:5p}}, then the dora tile is {{#mjt:6p}}.
For example, if the dora indicator shows {{#mjt:5p}}, then the dora tile is {{#mjt:6p}}.
The dead wall also holds the '''rinshanpai''' {{kana|嶺上牌}}, which are only accessible via [[naki|calls]] for kan.  They are the four tiles to a player's left when immediately facing the dead wall.  Otherwise, they are the four tiles immediately clockwise from the dora indicator.  Winning tiles from this draw invokes the yaku, [[rinshan kaihou]].


==Dora order==
==Dora order==
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===Akadora===
===Akadora===
Akadora are specifically marked red tiles.  If included in the game, these "red fives" automatically count as dora, regardless of the dora indicator. If the dora indicator is a four, the red five of the same suit counts as two dora.
'''Akadora''' {{kana|赤ドラ}} or '''akapai''' {{kana|赤牌}} are specifically marked red dora tiles.  If included in the game, these "red fives" automatically count as dora, regardless of the dora indicator. If the dora indicator is a four, the red five of the same suit counts as two dora.  Some tile sets may mark other tiles as red dora.


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===Uradora===
===Uradora===
This applies only to hands won using [[Riichi|riichi]].  In the event a riichi declared hand has won, the tiles underneath the dora indicator(s) are revealed.  These newly revealed tiles serve as additional dora indicators.  Potentially, such hands may potentially gain substantial value, just off of the ura dora.
'''Uradora''' {{kana|裏ドラ}}, or '''underneath dora''' applies only to hands won using [[riichi]].  Thus, no open hand may ever have access to the uradora.  In the event a riichi declared hand has won, the tiles underneath the dora indicator(s) are revealed.  These newly revealed tiles serve as additional dora indicators.  Potentially, such hands may potentially gain substantial value, just off of the uradora.


If there are multiple identical indicators, each indicated tile counts as multiple dora correspondingly.
If there are multiple identical indicators, each indicated tile counts as multiple dora correspondingly.


===Kandora===
===Kandora===
After a call for [[Kan|kan]], additional dora indicators are flipped.  These are tiles next to the dora indicator counter clockwise on the dead wall.  Depending on the rules and/or formality of the game, the timing for flipping the kandora during a kan procedure may vary.  Casual games will simply flip the kan dora immediately after kan.  More technical games will differentiate between the kan types, where the kan dora may be flipped after the player makes a discard.
After a call for [[Kan|kan]], additional dora indicators, called '''kandora''' {{kana|カンドラ}}, are revealed.  These are tiles next to the dora indicator counter clockwise on the dead wall.  Depending on the rules and/or formality of the game, the timing for flipping the kandora during a kan procedure may vary.  Casual games will simply flip the kan dora immediately after kan.  More technical games will differentiate between the kan types, where the kan dora may be flipped after the player makes a discard.


Likewise, in the event of riichi, the uradora underneath the kandora are also revealed, as kanuradora.
Likewise, in the event of riichi, the uradora underneath the kandora are also revealed, as kanuradora.
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