Thanks for that. I think the フーロメンツ means it's an open meld. So it must be an open meld in both cases. I'm pretty sure the first one means the smallest tile number in the meld. So if it was a 234s, then it would be 2. If a 567p, then it would be 5. And so on. From your translation of the second, I w...

I thought I'd use this thread for a translation query. I've been reading this page to understand some mahjong algorithms (e.g. shanten), and the following has me stumped: * [1+4*n]　そのフーロメンツのうち最も小さい牌番号 * [2+4*n]　そのフーロメンツのうち鳴いた牌の牌番号 It's referring to some data structure called fuuro, and its indices [...

Ah thanks, then it's my stupid misunderstanding, I should have read the fine print more carefully. My problem was that I thought the 2-pin, 4-pin and 8-pin were considered "green" for the purpose of this yakuman.

I've been playing MahJong Nagomi HD on the iPad (what a time killer!) and I have a question about ryuu iisou (緑一色). I thought I achieved it on two occasions, but both times the game failed to recognise it. On both occasions, I had open melds and the winning tile was a ron. The first time, I had no h...

Does this app still not have a native iPad resolution version?

Haha, I watched that show, shows you my bad memory. Here's a present for you:



Source.

Pardon my ignorance, but what's "Kana-chan"?

Hey guys thanks! If I hadn't read this thread recently, then I wouldn't have recognised how close I was to forming this lovely yaku this evening. This is the iOS app, Mahjong Nagomi HD. http://i.imgur.com/tw8e2mV.jpg So we have: Riichi (立直): 1 han Ippatsu (一発): 1 han Menzen tsumo (門前ツモ): 1 han Pinfu...

Barticle wrote:Benjamin translated a popular Japanese rulebook into English: http://www.osamuko.com/2009/11/21/japan ... f-mahjong/

Updated link: Japanese General Laws of Mahjong

Hello, I just started playing riichi mahjong recently. I really enjoy the mix of chaos and strategy. I play Mahjong Demon on my iPad. The AI is OK for a beginner like me. Location: Suburbia. Occupation: Numbers. Interests: Programming. Quest: Lower my deal-in rate to something non-embarrassing. Favo...