When, exactly, is the new dora shown on a kan?

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Re:When, exactly, is the new dora shown on a kan?

Post by Tom Sloper » Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:33 am

Poochy wrote:The Japanese Wikipedia actually makes a mention of this - there are two common methods, depending on the house rules:

1. Kan-dora is revealed before the discard, no matter what.
2. Kan-dora is revealed before the discard for a closed kan; revealed after the discard for an open kan.
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Re:When, exactly, is the new dora shown on a kan?

Post by Benjamin » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:16 am

Poochy wrote:The Japanese Wikipedia actually makes a mention of this - there are two common methods, depending on the house rules:

1. Kan-dora is revealed before the discard, no matter what.
2. Kan-dora is revealed before the discard for a closed kan; revealed after the discard for an open kan.
I find this to generally be the case, with 2 common in rule-sets for organizations that have been running events for a long time. Most people, if given a choice, prefer option #1.

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Re:When, exactly, is the new dora shown on a kan?

Post by sevenup » Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:58 am

but that is exactly what we call \"local rule\" actually. Anything that is not used commonly is considered to be so. ローカルルール B)

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