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Dead Wall
王牌
(わんぱい)
Definition
The last 14 tiles of the wall that are not drawn during normal play. Contains dora indicators and replacement tiles for kans.
Related Terms
Wall
山
The stack of face-down tiles from which players draw. Each player builds a wall of 17 tiles, creating a square formation.
Dora
ドラ
Bonus tiles that add one han each to your hand's value. The dora indicator is revealed at the start of each hand, and the tile one rank higher is dora. Red fives are also dora in most rule sets.
Kan
槓
A quad - four identical tiles. Can be concealed (ankan), open (daiminkan), or added to an existing pon (shouminkan). Reveals an additional dora indicator.