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*Players that are ahead should be more willing to dama. Late in the game, increasing your point lead doesn't matter as much, but the risk of dealing in matters more. Also, as mentioned above, dama increases your winrate, allowing you to end the game faster.  
*Players that are ahead should be more willing to dama. Late in the game, increasing your point lead doesn't matter as much, but the risk of dealing in matters more. Also, as mentioned above, dama increases your winrate, allowing you to end the game faster.  
*Meanwhile, players in 4th by a large amount are often forced to riichi, hoping for a big hand. Players in the middle should analyze their own specific situations to determine if riichi is right. If being in 4th place confers a huge penalty (as in higher ranks of [[tenhou.net]]/[[Majsoul]]), players not in 4th may want to dama to end the game faster, even if riichi could let you rise up a rank.
*Meanwhile, players in 4th by a large amount are often forced to riichi, hoping for a big hand. Players in the middle should analyze their own specific situations to determine if riichi is right. If being in 4th place confers a huge penalty (such as high ranked gameplay in [[tenhou.net]]/[[Majsoul]]), players not in 4th may want to dama to end the game faster, even if riichi could let you rise up a rank.
*The 1000 points used to declare riichi could cause you to drop down a rank. If this is the case during all last, you probably shouldn't riichi if you have another yaku.
*The 1000 points used to declare riichi could cause you to drop down a rank. If this is the case during all last, you probably shouldn't riichi if you have another yaku.
*If a damaten win and riichi win would cause you to end up in the same placement, and it's all last, you should dama.
*If a damaten win and riichi win would cause you to end up in the same placement, and it's all last, you should dama.
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