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added notable(?) English terms for dora, and a note about its etymology
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[[Image:Dora and Wanpai.jpg|thumb|350px|Dead wall (with topmost tile of the first column set aside) showing 2-pin as the dora indicator.]]'''Dora''' {{kana|ドラ}} are special tiles; each dora in your hand grants 1 [[han]]. However, '''hands still require at least one [[yaku]] in order to score'''. Dora do not count towards the yaku requirement, so they are best considered as a bonus. | [[Image:Dora and Wanpai.jpg|thumb|350px|Dead wall (with topmost tile of the first column set aside) showing 2-pin as the dora indicator.]]'''Dora''' {{kana|ドラ}}<ref>The term dora is an abbreviation of the English word dragon, which is pronounced ''doragon'' in Japanese. Dora tiles are not to be confused with the [[sangenpai]], which are called dragon tiles in English mahjong terminology, despite them having no association with dragons in Japan and China.</ref> are special tiles; each dora in your hand grants 1 [[han]]. However, '''hands still require at least one [[yaku]] in order to score'''. Dora do not count towards the yaku requirement, so they are best considered as a bonus. | ||
At the beginning of every hand, fourteen tiles are set aside as the dead wall tiles. A tile in the dead wall is flipped over, and the tile numerically after the flipped tile is the dora. For example, if 2-pin is flipped over, then 3-pin is the dora itself. Additional dora may be revealed through [[kan]], known as '''kandora'''. Also, hands that declare [[riichi]] may score extra '''uradora'''. | At the beginning of every hand, fourteen tiles are set aside as the dead wall tiles. A tile in the dead wall is flipped over, and the tile numerically after the flipped tile is the dora. For example, if 2-pin is flipped over, then 3-pin is the dora itself. Additional dora may be revealed through [[kan]], known as '''kandora'''. Also, hands that declare [[riichi]] may score extra '''uradora'''. | ||
In English, dora are also sometimes called '''bonus tiles''' or '''lucky tiles'''. | |||
== Dora Indicators == | == Dora Indicators == | ||
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*Kandora and uradora may be excluded in some rulesets, but it is common to use both. | *Kandora and uradora may be excluded in some rulesets, but it is common to use both. | ||
*Akadora is the most optional, with many rules enabling/disabling them. Mahjong tile sets are often sold with red fives in addition to four regular fives of each suit. | *Akadora is the most optional, with many rules enabling/disabling them. Mahjong tile sets are often sold with red fives in addition to four regular fives of each suit. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||