Today's puzzle
Daily Mahjong Puzzle #44
Difficulty: Medium
- Seat wind: West
- Round wind: West
- 3-faan minimum
- 52 tiles left in the wall
- Your turn 9
Your handYou · West
- Melds
- Flowers
- Discards
The other players
Left · South
- Discards
Across · East
- Discards
- Flowers
Right · North
- Discards
What would Sifu discard?
Made your choice? Check it against Sifu.
Show Sifu's answer
Sifu discards
Red Dragon
Discard Red Dragon · 1 step from ready
1 step from ready with 9 useful tiles. The next best tile kept 7.
Sifu's reasoning
A pong of the Red Dragon you just drew would score, but the other three copies are already out. Without it you keep 2 sets (2 exposed), a pair of South Winds, and 2 partial shapes: 1 step from ready with 9 useful tiles. Throwing the 6 Characters from your middle 6-8 Characters leaves you 2 steps from ready instead of 1. Same steps from ready? Keep the tiles that accept the most draws.
Learn more: Tile efficiency: steps from ready and useful tiles →
The discards Sifu weighed
Six of Characters, Eight of Characters, South WindWeak
Sifu's tile leaves you 1 step from ready; yours left you 2.
Six of DotsGood
1 step from ready with 5 useful tiles.
Eight of DotsGood
1 step from ready with 7 useful tiles.
Red DragonBest
1 step from ready with 9 useful tiles. The next best tile kept 7.
