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by glasnost
Sat May 16, 2009 9:06 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Hypothetical hands - how would these be handled?
Replies: 9
Views: 7558

Re:Hypothetical hands - how would these be handled

Scenario 1: There are two ways this can happen: either you\'re playing online or in real life. Online, you get triple yakuman, as the computer keeps track of which tile is your 14th and you\'ll get the single pair wait. In real life, you get no points, because if you argue for more points after get...
by glasnost
Fri May 08, 2009 12:03 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Strange rules
Replies: 1
Views: 2544

Re:Strange rules

The show here is \"Wareme de Pon\", which seems to cater to the casual, channel-surfing type of viewer with fast-paced play and high-scoring hands. One unusual rule I know for a fact they implement is the wareme rule, where the person whose wall is broken after the initial dice roll pays and receive...
by glasnost
Thu May 07, 2009 11:57 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Bluffing Column on Front Page
Replies: 11
Views: 8868

Re:Bluffing Column on Front Page

What about the case where you draw a tile that is already in your hand, and rather than tsumokiri, you discard the older tile? This seems to toe the line of \"quiet bluffs\"; on the one hand, it is an action designed solely to mislead your opponent, but it doesn\'t seem quite as openly disingenuous ...
by glasnost
Sun May 03, 2009 10:48 pm
Forum: WWYD
Topic: WWYD 5/2
Replies: 7
Views: 7114

Re:WWYD 5/2

Discard the 6 sou; it\'s the one tile that doesn\'t directly help you achieve junchan, sanshoku, or ittsuu. This admittedly lowers your chances of having a double-sided wait for pinfu, but I think we can shoot higher than that, especially if this is early in the hand.
by glasnost
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:06 am
Forum: WWYD
Topic: WWYD!
Replies: 5
Views: 5753

Re:WWYD!

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Keeps your options open for either the 3-4-5 sanshoku or the iipeikou (or both, if you\'re lucky enough to draw two 4-crak). The tanyao is a nice bonus, too.