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| 88 Points from Scratch |
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| Written by Vitaly Novikov |
| Monday, 06 June 2011 15:00 |
 Dr. Watson was reading an article in “Mahjong News” about the MCR London championship. “You see, not all 7 existing 88 pts. fans hands you can declare just from the very start with no help from the wall or opponents”, said Holmes. |
| Last Updated on Thursday, 23 June 2011 08:14 |
Any of the other five can be scored with the first 14 tiles: Big Four Winds, Big Three Dragons, All Green, Seven Shifted Pairs, and Thirteen Orphans do not require a winning tile.
How about to answer the Question 2?
Although ..
I have read your wording in a solution and found that issue might be lied much deeper that it appears at the first glance.
Up to cancelling "official" solution (for Question 2).
You offer to replace Flower AFTER "flower replacement round" (let's call it FRR for short) in order to get distinct "waiting" tile.
In my solution East would get that tile DURING FRR.
On the second thought I found several possibilities (Rules nuances) and all of them needs to be verified in terms of legitimacy. Let me explain.
0. No waiting tile immediately after tiles dealt (before FRR).
It is obvious that all 14 tile come to East as-a-bundle (non-separatable).
1. During FRR
"Open Rules Question 1": If East replaces flower than is replaced tile considered to be "part of non-breakble bundle", or, alternatively it COULD BE separated in order to create required waits?
2. After FRR
Adrie, let's check "Green Book" text about first East's move after FRR:
3.5.7.6
"... After Flower replacements, if the dealer cannot declare "hu" he will discard one unwanted tile."
You see, according to that wording East COULD NOT make additional flower replacement after FRR has finished.
As a "aside comment" I would state that at game server like MJT you CAN replace flowers at any point (which might contradict Rules).
Returning back to mystery we could have be correct mine or yours solution or neither of them depending of answers for very subtle Rules nuance.
I certainly don't believe you are allowed to exchange flowers after everyone else as east. If you missed a flower you either have to discard it or wait for your next turn.
Can you get a specific wait by exchanging flowers during the FRR?
This I think seems slightly more valid but then people would actually have to take one replacement tile at a time to make sure it is clear which one is the last (people don't usualy do this unless they only have one flower). I personaly believe that the 14 tiles you start with AFTER FRR are indistinguishable so no points can be claimed for the wait.