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by BoyaSonny
Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:58 am
Forum: WWYD
Topic: WWYD 2012/10/13
Replies: 9
Views: 9949

Re: WWYD 2012/10/13

8-dot Since North didn't ron off the 5-dot I think 8-dot is safe *enough* that it's not worth breaking tenpai. Also there's no :west showing and it's non-yakuhai for everyone, so I feel like there's a decent chance it would come out. But with either choice that keeps you in tenpai, there are only 3...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:59 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Been wondering
Replies: 4
Views: 4971

Been wondering

If a red 5 is the dora indicator, does having a 6 count as 2 dora?
by BoyaSonny
Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:23 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Favorite Mahjongy-Tea
Replies: 8
Views: 8944

Re: Favorite Mahjongy-Tea

Iced coffee :P

Dat caffeine rush + playing east rounds = everyone is dead
by BoyaSonny
Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:46 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Where do you fall on the Okaruto - Dejitaru Spectrum?
Replies: 12
Views: 10480

Re: Where do you fall on the Okaruto - Dejitaru Spectrum?

O1 To me, there's nothing superstitious about Takei Hisa's preference to bad waits. If there are 3 instances of a tile already in the pond, wouldn't you be more inclined to discard it if you have the 4th one? I play in a "digital mahjong" way but I also take luck and my own mentality into considerat...
by BoyaSonny
Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:44 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Mahjong pet peeves
Replies: 10
Views: 9175

Re: Mahjong pet peeves

Omg. I hate having those moments where you make the right judgements of which tiles are dangerous then you end up playing into someone's hand anyway... "that guy must be waiting on a terminal, all his discards are simples" *near end of the game, play a terminal* RON RON RON RON RON RON RON RON I nee...
by BoyaSonny
Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:40 am
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Mini-Review of Saikyo no Mahjong 3D (最強の麻雀3D)
Replies: 2
Views: 5012

Re: Mini-Review of Saikyo no Mahjong 3D (最強の麻雀3D)

Hm, I have this. It's great for when your internet dies or something haha.
by BoyaSonny
Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:47 am
Forum: reachmahjong.com
Topic: Newbie introduction
Replies: 128
Views: 344426

Re: Newbie introduction

Hey guys, the name's Sonny and I'm a 16 year old student in California, US. I've been interested in Mahjong, since 2010 when I found the animes: Akagi, Saki, and Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya. Some of my other hobbies include: browsing the internet, working out, playing sports(basketball, tennis,etc.) ...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:52 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Mahjong pet peeves
Replies: 10
Views: 9175

Re: Mahjong pet peeves

My wife Jenn had a Riichi mini-meltdown last night. Playing JanRyuMon HD Mobile and another player was declared as being Tenpai but was nowhere near having the 1 required Yaku scoring element. Because their hand was still 1 tile away from 'ready' (again, a theoretical ready as the game wouldn't hav...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Question
Replies: 5
Views: 5404

Re: Question

I've seen sets similar to that on eBay, wouldn't really expect to see any modern ones in that style. Note the convex curved backs which make it harder to stack them for the wall and Arabic numerals in the corners so made for export. Might have slightly irregular hand-crafted markings? I found a set...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Question
Replies: 5
Views: 5404

Re: Question

Where does one get a set of mahjong tiles like this? I'm specifically looking for those kind of backs. I've had good luck scouring ebay - people have bought sets for more than a century now and many list those sets for sale for a reasonable price. I just got a nice 1955 Japanese bone and bamboo set...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:26 am
Forum: Mahjong Dojo
Topic: Reading waits
Replies: 5
Views: 6707

Re: Reading waits

When I play, I just look for the least dangerous tile to play. I think what I'm looking for is a good way to figure out what the best tile to discard...I'm not sure. That's exactly how it works. The chart simply tells what is the safest tile. When playing pure defense, that is typically enough. The...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Mahjong pet peeves
Replies: 10
Views: 9175

Mahjong pet peeves

>Playing Jang Ryu Mon >1 hand I have 3 dora to begin with(1 from the dora indicator, and 2 red fives) and then some kan'd, so a set of 3 in my hand gave me another 3 dora AND got my tenpai >another hand i kan my set of white dragons and another kan and a chun became the dora indicator which made my ...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:26 am
Forum: Mahjong Dojo
Topic: Reading waits
Replies: 5
Views: 6707

Re: Reading waits

Waits can't be read. Real mahjong isn't Ten. http://www.osamuko.com/basic-defense-techniques-in-mahjong/ This is how to defend. The suji are helpful - this table tells how much. Are you trying to say I will never execute godly plays like Akagi?! ;_; So there's really no way to guess what your oppon...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:39 am
Forum: Mahjong Dojo
Topic: Reading waits
Replies: 5
Views: 6707

Reading waits

For quite a while now, I've been playing and avoided losing by using some simple tactics like: -discarding terminals first -then winds unless it is my wind tile or the wind tile of the round -keeping honors either to get an easy yaku or as a safe tile for the later rounds -dealing a tile that was ju...
by BoyaSonny
Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:37 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Question
Replies: 5
Views: 5404

Question

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Where does one get a set of mahjong tiles like this? I'm specifically looking for those kind of backs.


edit:

also, can someone translate these? so I can know which one sounds the coolest xD

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