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The '''furiten rule''' is a fairly complicated rule as it takes into account not just one's own set of discards, but it may also consider the other players' discards.  The discard pile may indicate a player in '''furiten'''. If a player has a winning tile in the player's discard pile, then the player is in ''furiten''. This state of ''furiten'' is dubious as it disables the player's ability to win off a discard. In other words, the player cannot claim ''ron''.
The '''furiten rule''' applies to player's hands and the tile discards, by which specific discarded tiles may indicate a player in '''furiten'''. For this reason, players must discard their tiles in arranged rows, normally of 6 tiles per row.  If a player has a winning tile in the player's discard pile, then the player is in furiten. While in furiten, the player's ability to win off a discard is disabled. In other words, the player cannot claim ''ron''.


In addition, the disabling of ''ron'' by ''furiten'' applies to all winning tiles, not just a particular tile in the discard. If the player's hand looks like this:
In addition, the disabling of ''ron'' by ''furiten'' applies to all winning tiles, not just a particular tile in the discard. If the player's hand looks like this:
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