Single Wait
| Mahjong Variant | Value |
|---|---|
| Chinese Classical | Always (Fu) |
| New Style | Early (Fu); Late (Fan) |
| Japanese Classical | Always (Fu) |
| HK Old Style | Never |
| Guangdong Style | Always |
| Taiwanese | Always |
| Chinese Official MCR | 1 "Fan" |
| Guangdong MCR | 1 Points |
| Japanese Riichi | 2 Fu |
| Let's Mahjong! | 1 Fan |
| Zung Jung | N/A |
Single Wait is an incidental win where the winning tile was a single wait. There are three types: Middle Wait, Edge Wait, and Pair Wait.
In the following examples the blue tile represents the wait needed to complete the hand…
Middle Wait (aka Closed Wait)
An example of a Middle Wait. This one is waiting on a 6 of Bamboo.
Edge Wait
An example of an Edge Wait. This one is waiting on a 6 of Bamboo.
Pair Wait
An example of a Pair Wait. This one is waiting on another 2 of Circles.
By Mahjong Variant
In variants that have both Seven Pairs and Single Wait, the points for Single Wait are not counted. All Seven Pairs are also a single pair wait.
Early Chinese Classical
Double Pair Wait (Worth same amount of Fu as Single Wait)
A Double Pair Wait is an incident where the winning tile upgrades one of two pairs to a pung.
An example of a Double Pair Wait. This one is waiting on either another 2 of Circles or another White Dragon.