Chombo: Difference between revisions

'''Chombo''' {{kana|錯和/チョンボ}} is a penalty for game rule violations. Some mistakes may be considered [[dead hand|minor and correctable]], like accidentally drawing the wrong tile from the wall. Chombo violations are usually severe enough to restart the current hand.

Chombo penalties are often severe enough to warrant a hand restart. For example, say you declare an incorrect [[ron]] and reveal your hand. By revealing the hand, you affect other players' strategy, because the available tile count would be adjusted. E.g., if you had a triplet of 3-pin, and someone was waiting on 3-pin, they now know that winning is unlikely. In addition, revealing your tiles can make [[kabe|certain other tiles safer]]. The gamestate is irreversibly changed, so it cannot continue normally. Therefore, a chombo is awarded. Minor infractions are given a [[dead hand]] penalty instead.