場ば況きょう

noun

tile likelihood estimation; reading the wall

Mahjong term: estimating the probability that a specific tile is still in the wall based on discarded tiles and the current board state.

• 場ば況きょうを読よんで、待まち牌はいを決きめる。

  I decide which tile to wait for by reading the wall situation.

• 上じょう級きゅう者しゃは常つねに場ば況きょうを考かんがえながら打うつ。

  Advanced players always play while considering the tile likelihood estimation.