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A common question pertaining a hand considers opening vs keeping the hand closed. | A common question pertaining a hand considers opening vs keeping the hand closed. A few factors stem into this decision. Some yaku and yakuman require closed hands. The rest do not. Naturally, it is up to the player to know, which fall under these two categories. After that, the decision becomes considers necessity. Among the "open allowable" yaku, some [[Kuisagari|decrease in value]] as an open hand. Here, the player must consider the affordability of an open hand. On top of that, the point differences may require players to utilize riichi; or else, the hand does not make up a point deficit. Finally, hand development speed is the issue. Regardless of hand value, the hand must win first in order to count at all. Sometimes, the best option here is to open the hand in order to improve attaining tenpai. | ||
=== Yaku === | === Yaku === | ||