What Would You Discard? #4996549 (1-shanten)
Which tile do you discard? (maximize acceptance)
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西 ・ acceptance 28tiles: 1索 2索 3索 6索 7索 8索 9索 東
Why this move works
The answer is 西 (West). Discarding the honor keeps 1-shanten with a very wide acceptance — 28 tiles (1-3s, 6-9s, 東).
Cutting 1s or 8s first shrinks acceptance a lot. Clearing the unneeded honor first to maximize acceptance is the core of tile efficiency.