Defense: Difference between revisions

274 bytes added ,  26 August 2013
(Reorganized the article greatly. Added text to fill every section created.)
Line 4: Line 4:
Defense is part of the game's learning curve.  Typically, beginner players may not be aware of defensive play, due to greater focus devoted towards general hand development and memorization of [[yaku]].
Defense is part of the game's learning curve.  Typically, beginner players may not be aware of defensive play, due to greater focus devoted towards general hand development and memorization of [[yaku]].


To effectively employ defensive tactics, players must take into account of discard piles and the [[furiten]] rule.
===Anpai===
Defense focuses on '''anpai''' (安牌), or safe tiles.  Safe tiles are discarded tiles, that cannot be called for ron.  So to effectively employ defensive tactics, players must take into account of all four discard piles and the [[furiten]] rule.  All tile that are visible to a player are those in one's own hand, the discard pile, any called tiles, and [[dora]] indicators.


==The ways of Defense and Offense==
==The ways of Defense and Offense==
9,927

edits