Disconnects: starting on Tenhou

The thing I hated the most when playing on Tenhou was how frequently new players would disconnect the moment they lose. This gives the player after the dc-ed player plenty of undefended Chi melds, as all of the dc-ed players' discards are automatic. It's something that simply can't happen in real life. Disconnects are more common by 新人 (level 0) players, but can be by anyone. The most annoying disconnect is on the first turn of the first game -.- like they saw their starting hand and just gave up...

Since I couldn't do anything about it, I tried my best to take advantage of the disconnects.

Hooray!! I'm directly after the dc-ed player~~~

1. Renchan is to your advantage. Since you have fewer connected players fighting for the win, there's a higher chance you can stay as the dealer and exploit the x1.5 dealer score bonus.

4 renchans! May the flow be with you~

2. End fast if you're winning. Playing against disconnected players can be unpredictable, as your still-connected opponents can take advantage of the dc-ed players just as you can. The Buttobi rule (game ends when player <0 points) can be used to kill off the dc-ed players.

Just 10 points away from dying!

3. Defend against remaining connected players, exploit the dc-ed ones. You can expect the dc-ed players auto-discards to feed into your winning hand, while the connected players defend against your riichi and tenpai.
4. Do not fear 4-6, fear honours. Waiting on 4-6 tiles is slightly more feasible since the discards are more random. However, honours get discarded less frequently as they just stay in the dc-ed players hand(s).
5. Riichi more! Since you're fighting fewer connected players, the risk of losing your riichi stick to another player's win is lesser. Also, you worry less about defending unless any of the remaining opponents still have a fighting chance.

5th turn Riichi during a double disconnect... Guess I'm just left with one opponent to trash......

6. Mangan! Haneman!! Build bigger hands if you can keep up with remaining opponents, though stay realistic based on opponent discards and don't be too greedy.

河底 is also more common since the disconnected players aren't defending