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A '''ba''' {{kana|場}} or '''wind round''' is a complete round of play | A '''ba''' {{kana|場}} or '''wind round''' is a complete round of play, where each player is the [[oya|dealer]] at least once barring any premature [[End game scenarios|end game conditions]]. Each round of play is associated with a single cardinal direction and its corresponding [[bakaze|wind tile]]. For the remainder of this article, the term ''round'' will refer to a wind round, although it is sometimes used to mean [[kyoku]] instead. | ||
Normally, a match is played for an agreed-upon number of rounds. Traditionally, this was four rounds (an [[iichan]] {{kana|一荘}}), one for each wind. This is still common in Chinese variants. In modern Japanese play, a match is normally played for two rounds (a [[hanchan]] {{kana|半荘}}) or sometimes for only one round (a [[tonpuusen]] {{kana|東風戦}}). Some rules sets allow the match to extend into additional wind rounds if no player has met the [[goal score]]. | Normally, a match is played for an agreed-upon number of rounds. Traditionally, this was four rounds (an [[iichan]] {{kana|一荘}}), one for each wind. This is still common in Chinese variants. In modern Japanese play, a match is normally played for two rounds (a [[hanchan]] {{kana|半荘}}) or sometimes for only one round (a [[tonpuusen]] {{kana|東風戦}}). Some rules sets allow the match to extend into additional wind rounds if no player has met the [[goal score]]. | ||
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The major difference in the play rules between each of the rounds is that the round wind is a more valuable tile and can be used by any player to score the [[yakuhai]] [[yaku]]. Additionally, the conditions under which the match ends may vary depending on the round, with additional rounds usually having a form of sudden-death rule. | The major difference in the play rules between each of the rounds is that the round wind is a more valuable tile and can be used by any player to score the [[yakuhai]] [[yaku]]. Additionally, the conditions under which the match ends may vary depending on the round, with additional rounds usually having a form of sudden-death rule. | ||
== Hand designations == | |||
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Every hand in the game has a designation, and it is attached to the wind round. | |||
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When the deal rotates to the fourth time, back to the player who was originally the dealer, the round ends and either the game is over or a new round begins. | When the deal rotates to the fourth time, back to the player who was originally the dealer, the round ends and either the game is over or a new round begins. | ||
== Additional rounds == | == Game length == | ||
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The total game length is dependent on the number of game rounds used and the rules pertaining to the end of games. | |||
=== Additional rounds === | |||
In many rulesets, a goal score must be reached by at least one player for the game to end. If this score is not met by any player at the end of the normal rounds of the game, the game proceeds into an '''additional round''', or '''[[enchousen]]''' {{kana|延長戦}}. This round is usually played as sudden death: the game end as soon as a player reaches the goal score. Usually, but not always, the game will also end at the end of the additional round regardless of score; and the game will not proceed into a second additional round. | |||
== External links == | |||
[[Category:Game rules]] | |||
[[Category:Terminology]] | |||