More waits

More Basic Waits

4. Double Set Wait

The following hand is Ready; what is the Wait? (what tiles are needed to finish the hand?)

Set

Run

Pair

Again, almost a completed hand.
But...it has two pairs, and only 3 melds.

With a

the hand will turn out:

Set

Run

Set

Head

But, notice that the

finishes the job as well:

Set

Run

Head

Set

This is called a Double Set Wait, because you are waiting to finish one of two sets (leaving the other to become the head).

Wait: or

5. Single Wait

Waiting on a single tile to complete the Head (three Melds are finished, and one tile dangles):


Wait:


Wait:


Wait:

Now we have completed the list of Basic Waits, and now Waits finally get interesting. The 5 Basic Waits can combine to create Combination Waits, which are Waits that can be finished by multiple tiles.

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