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'''Jigoku''' {{kana|地獄}}, or "hell wait" in English, is a [[tanki]] wait where two of its three winning tiles are made unavailable (in the [[discard pile]], in the [[dora]] indicator, etc.). | '''Jigoku''' {{kana|地獄}}, or "hell wait" in English, is a [[tanki]] wait where two of its three winning tiles are made unavailable (in the [[discard pile]], in the [[dora]] indicator, etc.). This means that there is only one winning tile left. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The meaning of jigoku wait has undergone some changes over time. It commonly refers to any tanki wait as long as two copies of the winning tiles are visible, but it is also used to refer to the specific case where the winning tile is '''shaa''' (「西」 or '''west'''). It has also been used to refer to | The meaning of jigoku wait has undergone some changes over time. It commonly refers to any tanki wait as long as two copies of the winning tiles are visible, but it is also used to refer to the specific case where the winning tile is '''shaa''' (「西」 or '''west'''). It has also been used to refer to exclusively tanki waits of an ''honor tile'' that has 2 copies visible. | ||
Some people have now started to use the term to refer to non-tanki waits where there is only one winning tile left. This usage is technically incorrect and misleading for the following reasons: | Some people have now started to use the term to refer to non-tanki waits where there is only one winning tile left. This usage is technically incorrect and misleading for the following reasons: | ||
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[[File:Jigoku riichi.png|thumb|right|Riichi with [http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2014081918gm-00a9-0000-ff46ec5f&ts=6 jigoku].]] | [[File:Jigoku riichi.png|thumb|right|Riichi with [http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2014081918gm-00a9-0000-ff46ec5f&ts=6 jigoku].]] | ||
In terms of pure acceptance, this is a very weak wait, as there's only one tile left to win off of. It is unreliable, since your lone tile could be in the [[dead wall]]. It is slow, since pairs are more common than sequences (thus, | In terms of pure acceptance, this is a very weak wait, as there's only one tile left to win off of. It is unreliable, since your lone tile could be in the [[dead wall]]. It is slow, since pairs are more common than sequences (thus, players often need to go out of the way to have a tanki wait). | ||
However, because a jigoku wait is so poor, it can be used to trap players. A wait on an honor tile may actually end up being strong, as other players can view it as a [[defense|safe tile]] and deal in. A jigoku tanki off a number tile that would be subject to [[suji]] or [[kabe]] is also more powerful. | However, because a jigoku wait is so poor, it can be used to trap players. A wait on an honor tile may actually end up being strong, as other players can view it as a [[defense|safe tile]] and deal in. A jigoku tanki off a number tile that would be subject to [[suji]] or [[kabe]] is also more powerful. | ||