The riichi mahjong table: seats, the wall and a turn

Seats and turn order

Each seat has a wind: East, South, West, North. East is the dealer, who wins and pays more. Play goes counter-clockwise. On Riichi Arena the other players are shown above your hand in turn order.

You just discarded. Who plays next?

The wall and the dora indicator

You draw from the wall. Its last 14 tiles, the dead wall, are never drawn normally; one of them is turned up as the dora indicator. The tile after it is the dora: indicator makes the dora.

Each dora in a winning hand raises its score, and so does each red five (akadora). They are not a yaku: they make a winning hand worth more, but never make a hand winnable. In a game they glow gold:

The dora indicator is . Tap the dora.

Your panel and your discards

Above your hand: the round, the dora (indicator → dora), and how many tiles are left to draw. Your discards go in rows of six in front of you, your river, which everyone can see.

You drew . Which tile helps your hand least?

East 4 0 honba

Dora

69

A deal ends when someone wins or the wall runs out. Points for both: Payments, counters and draws.

The table and a turn

Seats and turn order

The wall and the dora indicator

Your panel and your discards

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