<p>You replace them, because otherwise we will end up with five copies of the 5-numbered tiles, which is not the intention of using red fives.</p>

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<p>when using the rule for adding the three red fives in riichi mahjong, does one <em>add</em> the fives to the set, or do they <em>replace</em> fives already in the set with the red fives?</p>

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How to add red fives to a riichi set?
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# How to add red fives to a riichi set?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-12-28)

when using the rule for adding the three red fives in riichi mahjong, does one *add* the fives to the set, or do they *replace* fives already in the set with the red fives?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-12-28. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You replace them, because otherwise we will end up with five copies of the 5-numbered tiles, which is not the intention of using red fives.


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