16 BIT
MAHJONG

Sometimes you can't win. Don't lose instead.

DEALING IN = THE WORST SEAT AT THE TABLE

• You pay double the base — the other two each pay single

• So you carry the largest single share, not the whole hand

• On a limit hand that doubled share is brutal

DEFENSIVE PRIORITIES:

1. Signs an opponent may be in tenpai (one tile from winning):

• 3 or more exposed melds — they need very little to finish

• They've stopped discarding tiles from one suit entirely

• The wall is getting low and they're still discarding calmly

• DISCARD SAFE TILES ONLY once you spot these signs

• Break up your hand if needed

• Living to fight another round > winning this one

2. Safe tiles to discard:

• Honors already discarded (dead tiles)

• Terminals that have all been played

• Tiles from suits they've abandoned

• Your own discards (they didn't want them before)

3. Dangerous tiles:

• Honors they haven't discarded

• Tiles in suits they're collecting

• 5s, 6s, 7s (middle tiles everyone wants)

When in doubt: discard what they discarded.