Seat wind: North, Round wind: East, 3-faan minimum, 31 tiles left in the wall, Your turn 13. Your hand: Three of Characters, Four of Characters, Five of Characters, Six of Characters, One of Dots, One of Dots, One of Dots, Seven of Dots, Seven of Dots, Four of Bamboo, Five of Bamboo, Five of Bamboo, Five of Bamboo. Just drawn: Five of Characters. What would Sifu discard?

Daily Puzzle

Daily Mahjong Puzzle #31

Saturday, October 31, 2026Difficulty: Hard

Seat wind: North
Round wind: East
3-faan minimum
31 tiles left in the wall
Your turn 13

Your handYou · North

Flowers
Discards

The other players

Left · West
Discards
Flowers
Across · South
Discards
Melds
Flowers
Right · East
Discards
Flowers

What would Sifu discard?

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Sifu discards

Six of Characters

Discard 6 Characters · 1 step from ready, safe vs South

Gives up a few tiles to stay on the route to All Pongs (3 faan). Safe against South too. Concealed +1 · All Pongs +3 = 4 faan (need 3)

Sifu's reasoning

The 6 Characters is a single that only fits a run, no use to All Pongs. Without it you keep 3 complete sets and a pair of 7 Dots: 1 step from ready with 24 useful tiles. Sifu accepts 24 useful tiles instead of 27 to keep the faan: staying concealed (+1) and All Pongs (+3), 4 faan with 3 needed. Many players would throw the 5 Characters you just drew, but it is dangerous against South, and nobody has thrown one yet.

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The discards Sifu weighed

Three of Characters, Five of CharactersWeak
South looked ready. Sifu's tile was safer.
Four of Characters, Four of BambooWeak
Sifu keeps 24 useful tiles; yours kept 5.
Six of CharactersBest
Gives up a few tiles to stay on the route to All Pongs (3 faan). Safe against South too.
One of DotsWeak
Sifu keeps 24 useful tiles; yours kept 7.
Seven of Dots, Five of BambooWeak
Sifu keeps 24 useful tiles; yours kept 14.