Bluffing, or deceiving opponents about one's intentions by discarding cards that indicate a different strategy than the one being pursued, is one such tactic. This strategy has the potential to confuse opponents ateen patti modelnd cause them to base bad decisions on false assumptions. A more sophisticated tactic is the idea of "reading" opponents' hands by looking at their draws and discards. Expert players can learn about the melds their opponents are trying to create by examining patterns in the way they play their hands. This understanding enables one to make precise discards that improve one's own hand while upsetting opponents' strategies.