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by Ugusensei
Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:41 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Three player & North Tiles
Replies: 5
Views: 5620

Re:Three player & North Tiles

Heh, yeah it was years ago though :)

Basically when all norths are out you flip over another dora similar to someone making a hidden or open kan then.
by Ugusensei
Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:14 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Three player & North Tiles
Replies: 5
Views: 5620

Re:Three player & North Tiles

That is exactly what we do in our three-player game here in Hiroshima. Did you play "three-handed four-player mahjong" or did you play "three-player mahjong" (with 2-8 of Characters removed from play)? Either way, the North is used as a bonus Dora, unless you wish to use it in a hand such as Kokush...
by Ugusensei
Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Three player & North Tiles
Replies: 5
Views: 5620

Three player & North Tiles

When I play mahjong with friends I could never find that 4th player so I ended up playing 3 player mahjong when I was still living in Japan. I came across a couple ways the north tiles ended up getting treated. I first found a rule where when the north tiles were treated as bonus tiles and separated...
by Ugusensei
Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:26 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Teaching Reach Mahjong to Beginners
Replies: 17
Views: 13586

Re:Teaching Reach Mahjong to Beginners

Then I tell them they need to collect 4 x sets of 3 and a pair and we play a couple of open hands and explain what to do as we go - teach by doing. This is actually how I do it when I try and get others interested. Since I have a Japanese set I found it easier to teach everyone how to play 3 player...
by Ugusensei
Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:38 am
Forum: WWYD
Topic: WWYD 4/18
Replies: 8
Views: 7620

Re:WWYD 4/18

Greetings all. New to the boards and I\'ll figure I\'ll try my hand here.

It certainly looks like the potential hand here is sanshokudoujun.
The 6man or 5sou would most likely be the safe bet. One of the 8sou could go as well. Keep everything between 2 and 8 to score tanyao as well.