Discard Foul

The most important type of foul to remember is the Discard Foul Let's begin by looking at this hand: The wait for this hand is However, there is a problem. Take a look at this player's discard pile:

Since one of the tiles of his wait, the , is in his discard pile, he now has a Foul Wait. This means that he MAY NOT go out Ron (off a player). He may, however, go out Tsumo (off the wall). This is the rule for a Discard Foul: Discard Foul: If a player has discarded any of the tiles that he is waiting on, that player may not go out with Ron. He may still go out with Tsumo. This applies to tiles that were stolen as well. In other words, tiles that were stolen are still counted as tiles in that player's discard pile. This is why 1 tile of a stolen Meld is turned sideways. It signifies which player's discard pile the tile belongs to, for the purposes of Discard Fouls. You must be especially careful with complex waits. Take, for example, this pattern: Here the wait is or , but it is easy to mistake it for a Single Wait on . If player had this wait, but had previously discarded a , then he would not be allowed to go Ron off any of the three tiles of the wait. He would have to go out Tsumo, or change the wait such that none of the needed tiles are in his discard pile.

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