Mahjong Hand

Which Discard Is Safer?

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When defending, shape A keeps more connected tiles:

Riichi-ready sample

123 Man
1 Man
2 Man
3 Man
456 Pin
4 Pin
5 Pin
6 Pin
789 Sou
7 Sou
8 Sou
9 Sou
Pon
East
East
East
Pair
3 Pin
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Shape B is more open but flexible for offense:

Pinfu sample

234 Man
2 Man
3 Man
4 Man
345 Pin
3 Pin
4 Pin
5 Pin
678 Sou
6 Sou
7 Sou
8 Sou
Pair
2 Pin
2 Pin
Wait
5 Sou
8 Sou
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