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 ===Five-block theory===
-"Five-block theory" states that a standard winning hand has five "blocks" - four groups + one pair. Each joint and sequence in the hand is considered a block. Pairs are also considered a block, since they can be turned into a triplet. When a hand has 6 blocks, one of them will eventually need to be discarded. Thus, it is good to build hands with 5 blocks in mind (i.e., having 6+ blocks is worse than 5 stronger blocks).
+"Five-block theory" states that a standard winning hand has five "blocks" - four groups + one pair. Sequences and triplets count as blocks. Joints and pairs count as blocks, too, as they can be turned into sequences/triplets, respectively. When a hand has 6 blocks, one of them will eventually need to be discarded. Thus, it is good to build hands with 5 blocks in mind (i.e., having 6+ blocks is worse than 5 stronger blocks).
 Example hand split into blocks: