Agari houki: Difference between revisions

'''Agari houki''' {{kana|アガリ放棄}}, or a '''dead hand''', is a lesser penalty compared to [[chombo]].  A penalty for a dead hand denies the player to win the corresponding turn, when the minor rule violation was committed.

When the player's hand is declared dead, additional tile calls are prohibited.  This includes all [[Naki|tile calls]], win by ron or tsumo, or declare [[riichi]].  Afterwards, play continues; and the penalized player must continue to draw and discard tiles as normal.  Once again, all tile calls are barred.  Any additional tile calls with a dead hand results in a [[chombo]].  If the player called riichi before the hand was declared dead, the hand continues but 1000 points for riichi may not be reclaimed.  Finally, if the hand results in [[ryuukyoku]], dead hand is never considered [[tenpai]], because a win may not be called.

At any point of the game, if the player has less or more than 13 tiles before drawing the next tile, the hand is considered dead.

Accidentally drawing from the dead wall will result in a dead hand.

Players may end up calling on discarded tiles, without having the appropriate tiles to complete a [[tile group]].  For example, a player may call "pon" on a tile, without having the prerequisite [[toitsu|paired tiles]].

== External links ==

[[Category:Game rules]]