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Dora

Step 1 of 5

The tile after the indicator

Indicator 3 of circles: the dora is 4 of circles

The points to the : the next tile. After 9 comes 1 again.

Each dora in a winning hand adds 1 han, and so does each (akadora). They are not a yaku: they raise the score of a hand that can already win, nothing more. In a game, dora and red fives glow gold, and your panel shows indicator → dora.

Gold: the dora, and a red five

The indicator is . Tap the dora.

Dora indicator

Winds wrap around

Winds go East → South → West → North → East.

The indicator is (North). Tap the dora.

Dora indicator

Dragons wrap around

Dragons go white → green → red → white.

The indicator is (red dragon). Tap the dora.

Dora indicator

More dora

Every kan turns over another indicator. A riichi winner also gets , and on Riichi Arena each is a dora.

After a kan there are two indicators. Tap both dora.

Dora indicator

Counting han with dora

All simples with a red five

Dora add han to a hand that already has a yaku, but never replace it. Here: 1 han for , 1 for the red .

A hand wins with riichi, all simples and two dora. How many han?

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