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[[Image:Dora and Wanpai.jpg|thumb|350px|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. | [[Image:Dora and Wanpai.jpg|thumb|350px|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. Nevertheless, hands still require at least one [[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'''. | ||
== Wanpai == | == Wanpai == | ||
'''Wanpai''' {{kana|王牌}} are the tiles used to form the '''dead wall'''. These tiles are set aside from the regular draw and discard play. These are generally inaccessible, unless players call [[kan]]. At all time, the dead wall must be maintained at 14 tiles. In the event of a kan call, a tile is drawn by the player, and so a replacement tile from the end of the regular wall is added to the end of the dead wall. | '''Wanpai''' {{kana|王牌}} are the tiles used to form the '''dead wall'''. These tiles are set aside from the regular draw and discard play. These are generally inaccessible, unless players call [[kan]]. At all time, the dead wall must be maintained at 14 tiles. In the event of a kan call, a tile is drawn by the player, and so a replacement tile from the end of the regular wall is added to the end of the dead wall. | ||
Every mahjong hand session has 14 tiles set aside from the regular tile draw and discard processes. These tiles are considered to be out of play, hence the nomenclature "dead wall". Among the dead wall, one tile is flipped and revealed for everyone. This tile is assigned as the '''dorahyouji''' {{kana|ドラ表示}}, or "dora indicator". It is always the third tile on the top row from the initial wall break. Tiles marked as dora are indicated as the next tile in the sequence, as noted in the "dora order". | Every mahjong hand session has 14 tiles, or 7 double-stacked tiles, set aside from the regular tile draw and discard processes. These tiles are considered to be out of play, hence the nomenclature "dead wall". Among the dead wall, one tile is flipped and revealed for everyone. This tile is assigned as the '''dorahyouji''' {{kana|ドラ表示}}, or "dora indicator". It is always the third tile on the top row from the initial wall break. Tiles marked as dora are indicated as the next tile in the sequence, as noted in the "dora order". | ||
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 between the dora indicator and the first cut of the wall. In other words, they are the four tiles immediately clockwise from the dora indicator. | 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 between the dora indicator and the first cut of the wall. In other words, they are the four tiles immediately clockwise from the dora indicator. For every kan call, a player gains access to the dead wall and draws one rinshanpai. After a discard, one tile from the end of the regular wall gets added to the dead wall, to retain the count of 14-tiles. If the rinshanpai produces a winning tile. then this draw invokes the yaku, [[rinshan kaihou]]. | ||
==Dora order== | ==Dora order== | ||