A player’s hand becomes Dead when they break a rule, make an invalid exposureWhen a player creates an exposure that would make the player’s hand dead if another player issues a dead hand… More, commit a player error, or a player’s hand becomes unwinnableA player’s hand is impossible to complete if the remaining tile(s) the player needs to achieve their hand are not… More.
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 ChallengeWhen a player announces that another player’s hand should cease to be played due to a rule violation, invalid exposure,… More.
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.