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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 | 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 | 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: | ||
* Example tenpai hand: | * Example tenpai hand: | ||
:{{#mjt:34567p333m678s44z}} Waiting for: {{#mjt:2p}} - {{#mjt:5p}}, or {{#mjt:8p}} | :{{#mjt:34567p333m678s44z}} Waiting for: {{#mjt:2p}} - {{#mjt:5p}}, or {{#mjt:8p}} | ||
This example hand is a | This example hand is a tenpai hand waiting three tiles . If any of those tiles are in the player's discard pile, then the player cannot claim ron. A player can get out of furiten by changing the hand composition. | ||
This rule forces players to take extra consideration, when making discards. Often, a player must have good reason to discard particular tiles, especially when they are already part of a tile group. | This rule forces players to take extra consideration, when making discards. Often, a player must have good reason to discard particular tiles, especially when they are already part of a tile group. | ||