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== Play differences == | == Play differences == | ||
Due to one less suit and fewer tiles, hands develop much faster. | Due to one less suit and fewer tiles, hands develop much faster. And because of nuki dora, hand values are often inflated - [[mangan]] or higher hands become more frequent. This means: | ||
* The [[Defense#When_to_defend|push/fold decision]] changes radically. E.g., having a mangan [[iishanten]] isn't as powerful as it is in 4 player. | |||
* [[Damaten]] is more frequent. Regardless of mode, mangan+ hands should already consider dama, due to how the [[scoring table]] works. Since mangan+ hands are more common in sanma, dama is also more common. In addition, since [[ron]] is comparatively more valuable than [[tsumo]], dama's ability to ron an unsuspecting player is stronger. | |||
There is a relative increase in the amount of terminal and honor tiles. Due to the increase in terminals/honors, as well as the lack of chii, [[tanyao]] becomes less common. | There is a relative increase in the amount of terminal and honor tiles. Due to the increase in terminals/honors, as well as the lack of chii, [[tanyao]] becomes less common. Since there are only 2 number suits, [[honitsu]] becomes more common. The most common open yaku are yakuhai and honitsu. | ||
1-man and 9-man are equivalent to guest winds, except that they cannot be used | 1-man and 9-man are equivalent to guest winds, except that they cannot be used in a [[honitsu]] of another suit. | ||
== Variants == | == Variants == | ||