Situational analysis: Difference between revisions

When performing '''situational analysis''', a player accounts for [[Ba|game round]] and the current scores to determine their decisions.

In riichi mahjong, your final placement (1st/2nd/etc.) is often important. Due to the [[oka and uma]] systems, you can gain huge bonuses or penalties when changing place. In competitive environments, your placement can be important for gaining rating points. Therefore, players should act differently as the overall conditions change. For example, when given the exact same hand, a player with a huge lead might not want to [[riichi]], but a player far behind may be desperate to riichi.