>>99595967>Continuously declaring riichi can force other players into a defensive modeNot always. Someone in 4th will often push regardless. I will often push as well if my hand is decent enough and i'm in tenpai(or iishanten if my hand is really decent). You also get fuckers who push any hand no matter what. But yeah, you should pretty much always try to declare riichi first when you are waiting on at least 2 tiles.