Mahjong Orchid

Closed wait 中洞 · zhōngdòng

One wait only, for the middle tile: 4-6 waiting on 5. 1 tai.

1tai
The whole hand
1一萬3三萬5五萬6六萬7七萬567992347772二萬

South wins on West's discard, East round, East deals.

Concealed hand 1 + Closed wait 1 = 2 tai

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How it counts

1 tai by default.

  • Before the win, this was your only wait.
  • Waits are counted from your own tiles: a tile whose four copies you already hold or show cannot be waited on, and tiles out elsewhere on the table do not change your waits.
  • All melded and All melded, self-drawn do not add it.

What it combines with

All melded, All melded, self-drawn replace it.

Dropped when the hand also scores:

In the example it adds to:

Who pays what (base 100, 20 a tai)

  • Westbase 100 + 2 tai × 20−140
  • South collects+140

Dealer and streak tai are added only to payments the dealer is part of. Open this hand in the calculator

Questions people ask

How many tai is Closed wait?

1 tai by default.

What does Closed wait not stack with?

All melded, All melded, self-drawn replace it.

How do I check whether my hand scores Closed wait?

Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.

Nearby patterns

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Every win shows its tai line by line, using the table on this page.

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