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Chapter 6: Riichi

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  1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Riichi Riichi is one of the most important yaku in the game. Start by understanding both what it gives you and what it costs you.

  2. Riichi or Damaten? (1) Once you understand the pros and cons, you can start thinking about actual riichi decisions.

  3. Riichi or Damaten? (2) This page focuses on hands that still have room to improve. Should you stay dama and wait for a better hand, or riichi immediately?

  4. Riichi or Damaten? (3) What should you do when you reach tenpai with a poor wait?

  5. Riichi Theory (1) This page introduces some of the basic theory behind riichi.

  6. Riichi Theory (2) A continuation of the previous page. It goes deeper into riichi theory and also touches on the idea of a "strong discard pond."

  7. Choosing Riichi Waits (1) If you can choose between different waits when declaring riichi, which side should you take?

  8. Choosing Riichi Waits (2) This page looks at cases where one option has fewer tiles but higher value, while the other has more tiles but lower value.

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