Mahjong Articles - Page 8 | Strategy & Rules

Oya-nagare (Dealer Rotation) - When Dealer's Turn Ends

Learn about Oya-nagare in mahjong - when the dealer rotates to the next player after being noten at exhaustive draw.

Learn about Renho in mahjong - a rare hand where a non-dealer wins by ron on the first turn before their first draw.

Learn about Ryanpeikou in mahjong - a 3 han closed hand with two sets of identical sequences.

Learn about Ryokei-henka in mahjong - the technique of improving weak shapes like kanchan into strong ryanmen waits.

Learn about Ryuuiisou in mahjong - a yakuman made entirely of green tiles (2, 3, 4, 6, 8 of souzu and hatsu).

Learn about Sarashi in mahjong - the tiles exposed through pon, chi, or kan calls that reveal information to all players.

Learn about Sashikomi in mahjong - the advanced tactic of deliberately dealing into a specific player to control rankings.

Learn about Sekinin-barai in mahjong - the rule where enabling certain yakuman through calls makes you responsible for payment.

Learn about Shibori in mahjong - the defensive technique of holding tiles to prevent opponents from completing dangerous hands.

Learn about Shousuushii in mahjong - a yakuman made with 3 wind triplets and 1 wind pair.

Learn about Suuankou in mahjong - the yakuman made with 4 concealed triplets, the most frequently achieved limit hand.

Learn about Suuankou Tanki in mahjong - the rarest form of four concealed triplets with a single tile wait, often worth double yakuman.