First, the oya throws 2 dice.

First, the oya throws 2 dice.

First, the oya throws 2 dice.

The resulting sum determines where the haipai begins. The haipai is the round-robin picking up of the tiles by the players.

For the results that will total from 2~12, the haipai begins at the position noted on the diagram.

Dice Results & Starting Positions Naming Summary

Today's explanation will begin under the assumption that the result of the dice was "7".

Starting from the oya, each player will take turns in picking up 2 ton (4 tiles), and this will continue for 3 full turns.

Starting from the oya, each player will take turns in picking up 2 ton (4 tiles), and this will continue for 3 full turns.

After that, each player will then pick up 1 more tile, ending with the oya finishing up by picking up 1 last extra tile to complete the haipai.

In other words, when everyone is finished, the oya will have a hand of 14 tiles while the others will have 13 tiles each.

In other words, when everyone is finished, the oya will have a hand of 14 tiles while the others will have 13 tiles each.

The leftover 7 ton going in the opposite direction from where the haipai began are called the wanpai, which is further separated into the dora hyoujipai and rinshanhai.

Aren't you going to explain what the dora hyoujipai and rinshanhai are?

I, I'll leave that for next time~

Now that the haipai has finished, let's turn over the dora hyoujipai and begin!

Now that the haipai has finished, let's turn over the dora hyoujipai and begin!

haipai starting position