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Single wait

1 tai

Winning on a single possible tile, for example holding 2 and 4 bamboo and waiting only for 3 (closed wait), or a single-tile pair wait.

Single wait

1 tai#

Winning on a single possible tile, for example holding 2 and 4 bamboo and waiting only for 3 (closed wait), or a single-tile pair wait.

Example

1 Characters2 Characters3 Characters4 Characters5 Characters6 Characters7 Characters8 Characters9 Characters2 Dots3 Dots4 Dots2 Bamboo4 Bamboo9 Bamboo9 Bamboo Win3 Bamboo

On a discardEast seatEast round

Counted by the scoring program:

  • Concealed hand1 tai
  • Single wait1 tai

Counterexample

1 Characters2 Characters3 Characters4 Characters5 Characters6 Characters7 Characters8 Characters9 Characters2 Dots3 Dots4 Dots4 Bamboo5 Bamboo9 Bamboo9 Bamboo Win6 Bamboo

On a discardEast seatEast round

4-5 bamboo waiting for 3 or 6 is a two-sided wait, not a single wait.

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