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*Pay attention to the game state - current round, round wind, seat wind, honba, etc.
*Pay attention to the game state - current round, round wind, seat wind, honba, etc.
*Know how to calculate your hand's [[han]], [[fu]], and point value quickly.
*Know how to calculate your hand's [[han]], [[fu]], and point value quickly.
*Know what types of tiles you want to call on before they are discarded.


=== Handling of tiles ===
=== Handling of tiles ===
*Try to play quickly. If everyone played slowly, the game would take ages.
*Try to play quickly. If everyone played slowly, the game would take ages. 5s/turn + 10s bank is a good baseline.
*Do not touch another player's wall or tiles without good reason.
*Do not touch another player's wall or tiles without good reason.
*Do not draw your tile before the previous player has made a discard (outside of very casual settings). Picking up the tile right after the discard is OK; if an opponent calls pon and skips your turn, just put it back.
*Do not draw your tile before the previous player has made a discard (outside of ''very'' casual settings). Picking up the tile right after the discard is OK; if an opponent calls pon and skips your turn, just put it back.
*Draw and discard tiles with only one hand (using the same hand for both). This decreases the perception of cheating.
*Draw and discard tiles with only one hand (using the same hand for both). This decreases the perception of cheating.
*Do not slam tiles on the table.
*Do not slam tiles on the table.
*When winning by [[tsumo]], do not put the winning tile in the middle of the hand. Put the winning tile separated from the hand, then reveal the hand when winning. In serious settings, putting the tile inside your hand before winning can invalidate [[pinfu]] and the fu for [[tanki]]/[[kanchan]]/[[penchan]] (people can't prove which tile was the winning one, thus it can't be proven which wait you had).
*When winning by [[tsumo]], do not put the winning tile in the middle of the hand. Put the winning tile separated from the hand, then reveal the hand when winning.  
**In serious settings, putting the tile inside your hand before winning can invalidate [[pinfu]] or the extra fu from waits like [[tanki]] (people can't prove which tile was the winning one, thus it can't be proven which wait you had).
*When winning by [[ron]], do not grab the winning tile from the other player's pond.
*When winning by [[ron]], do not grab the winning tile from the other player's pond.
*Reveal the [[ura dora]] on the table so that people can see it.
*Reveal the [[ura dora]] on the table so that people can see it.
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