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By declaring riichi, the hand is locked - you cannot upgrade the hand to improve the wait or gain yaku. | By declaring riichi, the hand is locked - you cannot upgrade the hand to improve the wait or gain yaku. | ||
Being the first to riichi is a big advantage of itself. If you don't plan on folding, you should delay riichi | Being the first to riichi is a big advantage of itself. If you don't plan on folding, you should delay riichi if you have many such "upgrade tiles". As a contrived example: | ||
{{#mjt: 123m456p888p4449s}} Waiting for: {{#mjt: 9s}} | {{#mjt: 123m456p888p4449s}} Waiting for: {{#mjt: 9s}} | ||
You could upgrade the hand to a two-sided or better wait with: {{#mjt: 14m34679p2356s}}, which is up to 44 tiles. Of course, this number is reduced for every opponent discard, so keep note of that. | You could upgrade the hand to a two-sided or better wait with: {{#mjt: 14m34679p2356s}}, which is up to 44 tiles. Of course, this number is reduced for every opponent discard, so keep note of that. As the round progresses, you should be more willing to riichi; you don't have much time to wait for an upgrade. | ||
Also, the hand lock prevents you from defending. Often, the reward is worth the risk. But if the risk of dealing in is greater than the reward of winning the hand with additional value, then it can be a bigger point of consideration. | Also, the hand lock prevents you from defending, which is arguably the biggest risk of riichi. Often, the reward is worth the risk. But if the risk of dealing in is greater than the reward of winning the hand with additional value, then it can be a bigger point of consideration. | ||
=== Furiten === | === Furiten === | ||