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==Hand development== | ==Hand development== | ||
The process of drawing and discarding, as well as making claims to discard is the process of hand development. As a player, after the initial deal of hands, players have a ''start hand''. So, the aim of a player is to develop this hand into a ''complete hand''. A complete mahjong hand is composed of '''4 melds and a pair'''. The hand may be '''open''' or '''closed''' and have '''at [[ | The process of drawing and discarding, as well as making claims to discard is the process of hand development. As a player, after the initial deal of hands, players have a ''start hand''. So, the aim of a player is to develop this hand into a ''complete hand''. A complete mahjong hand is composed of '''4 melds and a pair'''. The hand may be '''open''' or '''closed''' and have '''at [[Yaku|minimum 1-yaku]]'''. This is a total of 13 tiles plus 1 (the winning tile), like so: | ||
:{{#mjt:234m666s11p11666z}} Win with: {{#mjt:1p}} or {{#mjt:1z}} | :{{#mjt:234m666s11p11666z}} Win with: {{#mjt:1p}} or {{#mjt:1z}} | ||
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A hand that is one tile away from being complete is in ''tenpai''. A hand that is one tile away from ''tenpai'' is one ''shanten''. A hand that is two tiles away from ''tenpai'' is two ''shanten'', and so on. Experienced players may sense how likely they are to win a hand based on their initial ''shanten'' number. | A hand that is one tile away from being complete is in ''tenpai''. A hand that is one tile away from ''tenpai'' is one ''shanten''. A hand that is two tiles away from ''tenpai'' is two ''shanten'', and so on. Experienced players may sense how likely they are to win a hand based on their initial ''shanten'' number. | ||
There are two notable '''exceptions''' to the 4 melds and a pair pattern. Players can try to form [[ | There are two notable '''exceptions''' to the 4 melds and a pair pattern. Players can try to form [[Chiitoitsu|seven pairs]] or the rare [[Kokushi musou|thirteen orphans]] hand. Both of these hands are closed by default. | ||
===Claiming discards=== | ===Claiming discards=== | ||