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A player who can form a valid mahjong hand with at least one yaku with the last discard, can win by clearly declaring ron or mahjong, unless he is furiten.

A player who can form a valid mahjong hand with at least one yaku with a tile just drawn from the wall or the dead wall, can win by clearly declaring tsumo or mahjong. The player should keep the winning tile apart from the rest of the hand, so that it is clear to all players which was the winning tile. A player who is furiten can still win on self-draw.

A hand can end in two ways: by exhaustive draw (no-one declares a win after the discard after the last tile) or by one or more players declaring a win. Chombo results in a redeal and does not count as a hand.
At the end of a hand players should never look at tiles in the wall.

The last tile in the wall can only be claimed for a win, not for a kong, pung or chow. In case a kong is declared at the second-to-last tile, the replacement tile becomes the last tile. It is not allowed to declare a concealed kong on the last tile.

An exhaustive draw occurs if no-one declares a win after the discard after the last tile. The 14 tiles of the dead wall are not used. After an exhaustive draw the noten players (players who can’t or won’t show a tenpai hand) pay a penalty to tenpai (waiting) players (players who show a tenpai (waiting) hand). Players announce whether they are tenpai or noten in order: East declares first, then South, then West and finally North. It is permissible to declare out of turn, but the announcement cannot be changed. Players who have declared riichi are obliged to show their tenpai hands in case of an exhaustive draw.
The total noten penalty amounts to 3000 points. If three players are tenpai, the noten player pays 1000 to each. If two players are tenpai, they each received 1500 points from a noten player. If only one player is tenpai he receives 1000 points from each of the noten players. If none or all players are tenpai no points are exchanged.
After an exhaustive draw, a counter (100 point stick) is placed on the table at East’s righthand side. If the dealer rotates, the new East places the current number of sticks; e.g. if there were 2 sticks before the draw the 3 sticks are placed by the new East.

Abortive draws are no longer used in EMA riichi rules.

In case of a drawn game, any riichi bets stay on the table to be claimed by the next player who declares a win.

If a waiting player can form a mahjong hand using one of his previous discards, he is furiten
and is not allowed to claim a win on a discard.
A player who is furiten can choose to change his hand to avoid being furiten (except if he has declared riichi).
A player who is furiten, can still win on a self-drawn tile.
A player who fails to claim a win on a discard that completes a mahjong hand, is temporarily furiten, even if the passed tile gives him no yaku, and he cannot claim a win on a discard in the current set of turns. The state of temporary furiten ends next time the player draws or claims a tile. However, if the player has declared riichi he remains temporarily furiten until the end of the hand. A player is never considered furiten on a self-drawn tile.

Furiten – example 1. If a waiting player can form a mahjong hand using one of his previous
discards, he is furiten and is not allowed to claim a win on a discard, even if the hand
completed with the previous discard is without a yaku.
Consider a player with the following hand:
  
The player has a three-sided wait for 3-6-9. The player is furiten if any of the three waiting tiles are among his discards.

Furiten – example 2. Consider a player with the following hand:
    
The player is waiting 1-4 circles. A discarded 7 circles does not make the player furiten. Only if one of the waiting tiles (1 or 4 circles) are among the discards is the player furiten.

Furiten – example 3. Consider a player with the following hand:
   
The player is waiting for three tiles: 4 and 7 circles and red dragon. If the player has discarded one of these tiles, he is furiten.