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03 · Board Evaluator

Board Evaluator

The same strategic engine as Rack Analyst, but with one important difference: it also knows what's already been thrown away. That changes which tiles are actually still worth waiting for.

Best for: mid-to-late hand, when discards are piling up Uses a scan credit per photo

How to use it

  1. Add your rack

    Make sure Player Rack is selected under "Clicking adds to," then scan or manually add your own tiles as normal.

  2. Switch to Board Discards

    Tap Board Discards to change what the Tile Drawer Keyboard adds to — anything you tap now goes into the shared discard pile, not your own rack.

  3. Scan the discard area, or add tiles by hand

    Use Discard Area Scan to photograph the whole pile at once — it reads tiles at any angle or orientation, even scattered. Or add tiles individually with the Manual Add buttons if you'd rather not use a photo.

  4. Review what was identified

    Check the list under "Identified in Discard Area" against the table. Remove anything misread with Clear All and re-scan if needed.

  5. Analyze Hand as usual

    The recommendation now factors in which tiles are already out of play — a hand that needs four copies of a tile you've seen discarded gets ranked lower automatically.

Board Evaluator screen showing the discard area photo, identified discard tiles, and manual add options.
A discard pile scan — tiles are read regardless of angle or rotation.
Why this matters

Tiles marked in the discard area are treated as permanently unavailable for the rest of the hand. The fewer copies of a tile left in play, the less the app will steer you toward a hand that depends on drawing it.

Seat & Round badge

On rulesets where wind affects scoring, a small Seat: … / Round: … badge appears near the top of this panel, confirming exactly what context is feeding the recommendation below. See the Riichi Setup Guide for how seat and round wind actually change the score.