Daily Puzzle
Daily Mahjong Puzzle #41
Difficulty: Easy
- Seat wind: North
- Round wind: South
- 3-faan minimum
- 50 tiles left in the wall
- Your turn 8
Your handYou · North
- Melds
- 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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Show Sifu's answer
Sifu discards
One of Bamboo
Discard 1 Bamboo · waits on 8 Bamboo (4 left), risky vs South
Moves you to ready, waiting on 8 Bamboo (4 left).
Sifu's reasoning
The 1 Bamboo is an isolated terminal: no tile in your hand is within two of it. Without it you are ready: 3 sets (1 exposed), a pair of 5 Characters, and a middle 7-9 Bamboo, waiting on 8 Bamboo (4 left). Only a self-draw reaches 3 faan here. Throwing the 4 Dots you just drew leaves you 1 step from ready instead of ready. Before anything else, look for the discard that makes you ready.
Learn more: Tile efficiency: steps from ready and useful tiles →
The discards Sifu weighed
One of Characters, Two of Characters, Three of Characters, Five of Characters, Four of Dots, Five of Dots, Six of Dots, Seven of Bamboo, Nine of BambooWeak
Sifu's tile makes you ready; yours left you 1 step from ready.
One of BambooBest
Moves you to ready, waiting on 8 Bamboo (4 left).
