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[[Image:Kokushi_Suucha_Riichi.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A suucha riichi draw with real tiles, where a player was tenpai for [[kokushi musou]].]] '''Tochuu ryuukyoku''' {{kana|途中流局}}, or "abortive draw", are special cases where the [[kyoku|hand]] ends without a win and before [[Ryuukyoku|running out of tiles]] from the wall.
[[Image:Kokushi_Suucha_Riichi.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A suucha riichi draw with real tiles, where a player was tenpai for [[kokushi musou]].]] '''Tochuu ryuukyoku''' {{kana|途中流局}}, or "abortive draw" in English, refers to the special cases where the [[kyoku|hand]] ends without a win and before [[Ryuukyoku|running out of tiles]] from the wall.


==Process==
==Process==
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* The seat winds do not rotate for the next hand.
* The seat winds do not rotate for the next hand.


Essentially, play resumes as if the previous hand did not occur, except with the additional honba count.  
Essentially, play resumes as if the previous hand did not occur, except with the additional honba count and previous riichi bets.  


With the exception of kyuushu kyuuhai, all cases of tochuu ryuukyoku are mandatory when they occur.
With the exception of kyuushu kyuuhai, all cases of tochuu ryuukyoku are mandatory when they occur.
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[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2014021417gm-0009-7447-00d6d80f&tw=3&ts=5 Example]
[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2014021417gm-0009-7447-00d6d80f&tw=3&ts=5 Example]


'''Suukaikan''' {{kana|四開槓}} is declared when a combined total of four [[kan|quads]] are formed by different players. It literally "open (kai) four (suu) kans", but the kans do not have to be open to trigger suukaikan.
'''Suukaikan''' {{kana|四開槓}} is declared when a combined total of four [[kan|quads]] are formed by different players. It is literally "open (kai) four (suu) kans", but the kans do not have to be "open" to trigger suukaikan. After the fourth kan is called, the hand is aborted:
* Most rules abort the hand when the following discard is not a winning tile.
* Most rules abort the hand when the following discard is not a winning tile.
* Some rules end the game before the [[rinshan]] draw happens. However, a player eligible for [[chankan]] can still win before the draw happens.
* Some rules end the game before the [[rinshan]] draw happens. However, a player eligible for [[chankan]] can still win before the draw happens.
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==Rule variations==
==Rule variations==
Any or all of the abortive draws may be subject to rule variations. In most real life settings, abortive draws are not used to save on time. Abortive draws may also be disabled in order to make the game harder.
Any or all of the abortive draws may be subject to rule variations. In many real life settings, abortive draws are not used, in order to avoid wasting time. Abortive draws may also be disabled in order to make the game harder.


==External links==
==External links==
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