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When a hand is in tenpai: | When a hand is in tenpai: | ||
* '''N-sided wait''' refers to the number of ''types'' of tile a hand can win with. A hand that waits for 1m and 4m would be 2-sided. The largest sided wait is [[kokushi musou]], which has a 13-sided wait. | * '''N-sided wait''' refers to the number of ''types'' of tile a hand can win with. A hand that waits for 1m and 4m would be 2-sided. The largest sided wait is [[kokushi musou]], which has a 13-sided wait. | ||
* '''N-tiles available''' refers to the number of ''tiles'' a hand can win with. A hand that waits for 1m and 4m would wait for 8 tiles at maximum (4 copies of 1m, 4 copies of 4m). This number decreases if the winning tiles are discarded, visible in others' [[naki|tile calls]], or if the winning tiles are included in the hand. | * '''N-tiles available''' refers to the number of ''tiles'' a hand can win with. A hand that waits for 1m and 4m would wait for 8 tiles at maximum (4 copies of 1m, 4 copies of 4m). This number decreases if the winning tiles are discarded, visible in others' [[naki|tile calls]], or if the winning tiles are included in the hand. So if a hand that waits for 1m and 4m already has two copies 1m, it would wait for 6 tiles at maximum. A hand can wait with 0 tiles remaining. | ||
Even before reaching tenpai, understanding waits are important. Wait patterns are used to form tile groups, so a hand will gather many wait patterns before reaching tenpai. Keeping better waits in your hand will allow you to [[tile efficiency|to complete your hand faster]]. | |||
[[Chinitsu]] hands are notorious for their complex waits, due to the many different ways the hand can be interpreted. Such hands can be difficult to figure out without the help of computer software. | |||
==Basic wait patterns== | ==Basic wait patterns== | ||