Why can't I…?
Why can't I win?
Your hand has no yaku, and every win needs at least one; dora add value but are not a yaku. It happens most after a call: an open hand can't riichi, so it needs a yaku in its tiles, like a value triplet or all simples. In tenpai, waits without a yaku fade in your panel, and a red No yaku chip shows when none has one.
Winning: tsumo, ron and yaku →Why can't I ron?
You are furiten: one of your winning tiles is in your own discards. Letting a winning tile pass also stops ron until after your next discard, and after riichi for the rest of the round. Self-draw still wins, and your panel shows a red Furiten chip.
Furiten →Why is there no Riichi button?
Riichi needs a closed hand that is in tenpai after your discard. A concealed quad keeps the hand closed; any call opens it. You also need at least 1000 points for the stick, and at least four tiles left in the wall.
Riichi →Why can't I call chii?
Chii only takes the discard of the player on your left, to finish a sequence. You can't call once you are in riichi, or on the last discard of the round. If another player calls ron, pon or kan on the same tile, they get it.
Calling: chii, pon and kan →Why can't I discard this tile?
Right after a call you can't discard the tile you called, or one that does the same job: after a chii of a 3 with 4-5, neither the 3 nor the 6 (kuikae). In riichi only the tile you drew can go. The table dims every tile you can't discard.
Calling: chii, pon and kan →Why is East 1 played again?
The dealer deals again after winning, after being in tenpai when the wall runs out, and after the rare draws that end a round early. The round keeps its name and a counter (honba) is added. Each counter adds 300 to the next win.
Payments, counters and draws →Why is my Result different from my points?
Your points are measured against 30,000, and a placement bonus (uma) is added: +20,000, +10,000, -10,000 or -20,000. First place also takes the 20,000 the table started below 30,000 (oka). The Result column shows the total in thousands, and a rating moves by placement alone.
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