Tsumo overrides ron in WRC?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:55 pm
The document "World Riichi Rules 2015 Clarifications and Additions" says "a win by tsumo must always trump a ron call".
Does this mean that after a player declares ron, the player next in turn after the discarder is still allowed a chance to attempt drawing a tile and possibly declaring tsumo on it? And in this case the tsumo call will override the ron?
Sounds obviously wrong for me, but is not it exactly in accordance with what the rule document is saying?
Note the context - the complete paragraph is: "Fair play should be observed to allow some leeway. Especially if the next player was notably fast. Except in case of a win: a win by tsumo must always trumps a ron call, and a call for ron must always trumps calls for chii, pon or kan." So if there is a player who is a little slow to call pon and the player next in turn after the discarder is very fast and already draws a tile, "some leeway" should be allowed and the pon call can be done. But the win calls, particularly tsumo vs. ron are exceptional, so with whatever speed the ron and tsumo calls are made and whatever the order of ron and tsumo calls being made is, the tsumo will always override the ron...
Does this mean that after a player declares ron, the player next in turn after the discarder is still allowed a chance to attempt drawing a tile and possibly declaring tsumo on it? And in this case the tsumo call will override the ron?
Sounds obviously wrong for me, but is not it exactly in accordance with what the rule document is saying?
Note the context - the complete paragraph is: "Fair play should be observed to allow some leeway. Especially if the next player was notably fast. Except in case of a win: a win by tsumo must always trumps a ron call, and a call for ron must always trumps calls for chii, pon or kan." So if there is a player who is a little slow to call pon and the player next in turn after the discarder is very fast and already draws a tile, "some leeway" should be allowed and the pon call can be done. But the win calls, particularly tsumo vs. ron are exceptional, so with whatever speed the ron and tsumo calls are made and whatever the order of ron and tsumo calls being made is, the tsumo will always override the ron...