"What would you discard" (WWYD) questions are a very popular topic of discussion in the Western riichi mahjong community. Recently, there was a WWYD event in Japan featuring "Doppo", who is the 3rd Tenhoui and a professional player representing Saikoui-sen. During the event, he emphasized that the "why" is more important than the "what" in WWYD questions. In other words, the reason is more important than the decision. We believe that there should be a reason behind every discard. Please feel free to share WWYD questions here, and let us all make sure we explain the reason behind our decisions. This way, we can all benefit from a shared deeper understanding of the choices we have to make while playing riichi mahjong.
When you post WWYD questions, please provide the game conditions, including round, player's seat, point conditions, rule set, etc.
Hmmmm, I'd discard 3p. Keeping three pairs is important for speed because of higher calling chances. Also, 5p is good as a pair and the hand can still accept 6p thanks to ryanmen. 799s is good for calling - 8s is, in general terms, more likely to be discarded by Kamicha than 4p. 9s is our best Pon material!
Hmmm... looks good but WWYD? and WHY? Who is G Uzaku? Mahjong books author. And he is also works for other Mahjong tactics books as Proofreading. He prefer play real mahjong rather than internet Mahjong games. 『麻雀 傑作「何切る」300 選』 300 Selected WWYD (Blue) 『麻雀定石「何切る」301選』 Mahjong established tactic 301 selected WWYD (RED) New One!!! 『ウザク式麻雀学習 牌効率』 Uzaku Style MJ Studies "Tile Efficiency" (GREEN) Picked Tile efficiency related subjects from Blue and Red version and adding more. Highly recommended for players who just started and not winning hands often. G Uzaku also running his blog 麻雀本を斬る！麻雀ゲームを斬る！ (Slashing MJ Books! Slashing MJ games!) Twitter: @mjbook
Many Taatsu WWYD and WHY? Who is G Uzaku? Mahjong books author. And he is also works for other Mahjong tactics books as Proofreading. He prefer play real mahjong rather than internet Mahjong games. 『麻雀 傑作「何切る」300 選』 300 Selected WWYD (Blue) 『麻雀定石「何切る」301選』 Mahjong established tactic 301 selected WWYD (RED) New One!!! 『ウザク式麻雀学習 牌効率』 Uzaku Style MJ Studies "Tile Efficiency" (GREEN) Picked Tile efficiency related subjects from Blue and Red version and adding more. Highly recommended for players who just started and not winning hands often. G Uzaku also running his blog 麻雀本を斬る！麻雀ゲームを斬る！ (Slashing MJ Books! Slashing MJ games!) Twitter: @mjbook
The hand looks close to tempai again! WWYD and WHY? Who is G Uzaku? Mahjong books author. And he is also works for other Mahjong tactics books as Proofreading. He prefer play real mahjong rather than internet Mahjong games. 『麻雀 傑作「何切る」300 選』 300 Selected WWYD (Blue) 『麻雀定石「何切る」301選』 Mahjong established tactic 301 selected WWYD (RED) New One!!! 『ウザク式麻雀学習 牌効率』 Uzaku Style MJ Studies "Tile Efficiency" (GREEN) Picked Tile efficiency related subjects from Blue and Red version and adding more. Highly recommended for players who just started and not winning hands often. G Uzaku also running his blog 麻雀本を斬る！麻雀ゲームを斬る！ (Slashing MJ Books! Slashing MJ games!) Twitter: @mjbook
Hmmmm, I'd discard 3p. Keeping three pairs is important for speed because of higher calling chances. Also, 5p is good as a pair and the hand can still accept 6p thanks to ryanmen. 799s is good for calling - 8s is, in general terms, more likely to be discarded by Kamicha than 4p. 9s is our best Pon material!