Be aware of the other person's hand and mind as well as your own.

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Be aware of the other person's hand and mind as well as your own.

If mahjong is a game you play alone, 2 or Green dragon may be the right answer.

But mahjong is a game for four players.

There is always

"What is the other person's state of mind?

I think you will be stronger and have more fun if you always imagine what your opponent's state of mind is.

If you discard 2 or green dragon, what will your opponent think?

Don't you think he will think, "That's a cheap hand," and come straight to you with nothing to fear?

If you have one dora, you can expect to get almost 3900 points.

Restrict  one's opponent's hands

If you do not discard the 2 or green dragon, the other three will fold when they draw these tiles.

It also has the advantage that the dealer, who must be most vigilant, is less likely to call for Riich being wary of the green dragon.

Too cheap to begin with

In the first place, it is difficult to win at mahjong when you are in the east 2, the lowest position, and your strategy is to play two pon and get the maximum 2000 points.

Look carefully at the discarded tiles.

The opposite player looks cheap, but to the left player has a relatively high chance of having 2 (two bonus tiles).

Furthermore, if you discard both the green dragon and the 2 in this hand, there is a nearly 70% probability that you will be waiting for character 8.

What do you do if the parent's riichi comes at that time?

If you keep fighting with a hand of only 7 tiles and 2000 points value, it will be difficult to survive in mahjong.

Mahjong is a game of expectations and how to increase the probability.

Summary

In this situation, rather than discard 2 or green dragon in order to get 2,000 points, you would rather go for All triplet, multi bonus tiles or the best Big three dragon.

If you limit your opponent in this way, even if you can't win, your expectation of winning is much higher when  you force your opponent into a no ready and aim for the punishing 3000 points.