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 Of course, knowing the hand's [[tile acceptance]] is also important. A 1-shanten hand with tile acceptance = 2 is worse than a 2-shanten hand with tile acceptance = 20.
--shanten is the slowest part of most hands. A hand in [[tenpai]] can call [[ron]]. A hand that is 2-[[shanten]] will have a higher [[tile acceptance]]. Therefore, maximizing acceptance at 1-shanten is ''typically'' best for [[tile efficiency]].
+Going from 1-shanten to tenpai is the slowest part of most hands.
+* A hand that is 2-shanten (or higher) will have a higher # tile acceptance. Therefore, it is faster to progress from 2-shanten -> 1-shanten than it is 1-shanten -> tenpai.
+* A hand in tenpai has a lower # tile acceptance, but it can call [[ron]] freely, which adds a lot to hand speed.
+Therefore, maximizing acceptance at 1-shanten is ''typically'' best for [[tile efficiency]].
 == Counting shanten ==