Jigoku
Jigoku 「地獄」 is a special type of tenpai wait pattern, by which only one waiting tile is available to win. At least, this is the case in the vision of the player. For all a player knows, that last needed tile may either be in possession of another player or resides in the dead wall.
Kanji | 地獄 |
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English | Hell wait |
Fu | Variable |
Tile types waiting | {{{type}}} sided wait |
Tiles available | 1 tile only tileExpression error: Unrecognized word "tile". |
Pattern example | Any pattern |
Wait strength
Aside from karaten, this is the weakest choice for a wait, because of the number of available tiles to win: one. However, the solitary tile may actually be strong, as players may view it as a safe tile; and therefore, one player may discard it. The wait would be better still with the addition of suji and/or kabe. In essence, choosing this wait may come in the form of a trap, luring unsuspecting players. Nevertheless, the wait for a single tile is best used for emergency situations, such as being in last place at oorasu and other dire circumstances.
External links
- Jigoku in Japanese Wikipedia