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===Kandora=== | ===Kandora=== | ||
After a call for [[ | After a call for [[kan]], an additional dora indicator is flipped. Specifically, the tile next to the dora indicator counter-clockwise on the dead wall is flipped. These are known as '''kandora''' {{kana|カンドラ}}. | ||
Casual games will simply flip the kan dora immediately after kan. | Casual games will simply flip the kan dora immediately after kan. Others will differentiate between the kan types. | ||
*Open kans (both damiminkan and shouminkan) only reveal the dora indiactor after a discard, or after the next kan. | *Open kans (both damiminkan and shouminkan) only reveal the dora indiactor after a discard, or after the next kan. | ||
*Closed kans (ankan) reveal the dora indiactor immediately. | *Closed kans (ankan) reveal the dora indiactor immediately. | ||
===Uradora=== | ===Uradora=== | ||
'''Uradora''' {{kana|裏ドラ}}, or '''underneath dora''' are | '''Uradora''' {{kana|裏ドラ}}, or '''underneath dora''', are used whenever a hand wins with [[riichi]]. Therefore, no open hand may ever have access to the ura dora. In the event that any riichi-declaring hand wins, the tiles the tiles underneath the dora indicator(s) are revealed. These newly revealed tiles serve as additional dora indicators. | ||
For each kandora revealed, the hand gets an additional uradora indiactor. These are known as ''kanuradora''' {{kana|カン裏ドラ}}. | For each kandora revealed, the hand gets an additional uradora indiactor. These are known as ''kanuradora''' {{kana|カン裏ドラ}}. | ||
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{{main|Dora variations}} | {{main|Dora variations}} | ||
Rules variations | Rules variations differ on the use of dora. | ||
*The initial dora is the most common - it is generally universal within Japanese mahjong. | |||
*Kandora and uradora may be excluded in some rulesets, but it is common to use both. | |||
*Akadora is the most optional, with many rules enabling/disabling them. Mahjong tile sets are often sold with red fives in addition to four regular fives of each suit. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||