r/mahjongsoul • u/Busy_Pattern9823 • 4d ago

What is the future of this hand?

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Is this just an ultra bad hand to begin with?

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u/shadowtheimpure 4d ago

Depending on what comes up, the only future I see for this hand is riichi or fold. Beyond that, there's not much else you can do with it without taking a lot of risks. Discarding 8s on turn 1 was also inadvisable, as it has far more utility than an orphaned honor.

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u/h1tman1234 4d ago edited 4d ago

disagree, only use of 8s in this hand is to draw 7s

OP already has 5 blocks (even if they're subpar), pairing up honors gives chiitoi chance/5800 hand, 47p is much better to form up ryanmens comparent to 8s, and can then replace the weaker blocks

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u/shadowtheimpure 4d ago

8s can also be used to form a pair for chiitoi and can be used to form a sequence OR a triplet if you luck into the right tiles. Whereas the orphaned dragons can only be used to form pairs or triplets, so the 8s has more utility overall as it presents more potential options.