Dead Hand

A player’s hand becomes Dead when they break a rule, make an invalid exposure, commit a player error, or a player’s hand becomes unwinnable.

However, a player with a dead hand must continue playing until another player notices the violation and declares the hand dead by issuing a Dead Hand Challenge.

When a player’s hand has been declared dead, that player must immediately stop playing, and does not discard or pick any more tiles.

A person whose hand has been declared dead cannot win but is still required to pay the winner.