Reading your wait
Spot when your hand is ready and what it is waiting for.
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When only one tile is missing, your hand is ready — you are waiting. Here everything is done except the eyes.
- 2
A two-sided wait is the best kind. Three and four of circles wait on both two and five — twice the chances.
- 3
A closed wait sits in the middle of a gap. Four and six of bamboo only accept the five.
- 4
An edge wait — one, two of a suit — only accepts the three. Trade it away for a two-sided wait when you can.
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- Ready (waiting)
- One tile away from a complete hand.
- Two-sided wait
- 3-4 accepts 2 and 5. Best odds: 8 tiles.
- Closed wait
- 4-6 accepts only 5. Four tiles.
- Edge wait
- 1-2 accepts only 3. Four tiles.
- Pair wait
- Waiting to pair your last tile.