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by Barticle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: another mahjong book
Replies: 24
Views: 25514

Re: another mahjong book

I have to post a quick review/warning about a recent acquisition for my collection. Oh boy. 'How to Play Mah Jongg for Beginners' by "Andrew L. Grayson" is a slim volume from 2023 "printed in Great Britain by Amazon". avoidavoidavoid.JPG It's frankly bizarre. The 64 pages are (mostly) double-spaced ...
by Barticle
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: My hand of the week
Replies: 31
Views: 27258

Re: My hand of the week

Congrats. This was an auspicious victory with the Year of the Dragon just three weeks away. :)
by Barticle
Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:34 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Simple Three Player Mahjong
Replies: 8
Views: 1043

Re: Simple Three Player Mahjong

There's another rules decision for you - either build a dead wall of nine stacks (with the initial Dora indicator neatly situated in the central stack) or have the usual seven stacks and just rely on replenishing the dead wall from the back end of the live wall after each kong draw (after two kongs ...
by Barticle
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:54 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Yakuman and riichi
Replies: 1
Views: 480

Re: Yakuman and riichi

I don't remember seeing any stats on this specifically and I only have a little to add. Depending on their situations, declaring Riichi can make opponents switch to some degree of defensive play (as you said). If they run out of their safest tiles or they're still also trying to build their own hand...
by Barticle
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Happiness in a New Year
Replies: 7
Views: 6048

Re: Happiness in a New Year

Yes, Happy New Year to anyone who sees this. I'm still dabbling in mahjong video-games occasionally and checking in on this forum. The Chinese new year (10 Feb) will be the Year of the Dragon! red-dra red-dra red-dra white-dra white-dra white-dra green-dra green-dra green-dra :east :east :east :west...
by Barticle
Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Simple Three Player Mahjong
Replies: 8
Views: 1043

Re: Simple Three Player Mahjong

Yes - just declared, removed and replaced, then scored as a bonus. However, unlike flowers, you can also use north tiles as part of your hand instead. (With a higher proportion of terminals and honours in play, it would be a shame not to be able to make Kokushi!) You can flip the fifth tile instead ...
by Barticle
Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Simple Three Player Mahjong
Replies: 8
Views: 1043

Re: Simple Three Player Mahjong

Hi Mauro. Certainly these simple rules seem to be missing some crucial details; perhaps the implication is that a basic version of mahjong (for beginners) could omit some normal rules like Honba points and Noten Bappu (otherwise 2000 pts seems sensible for that). With the 2-8 Craks removed, the 108 ...
by Barticle
Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: Mahjong Fight Club
Topic: Mahjong Fight Club Sp (Android/iOS) quick translation guide
Replies: 16
Views: 11494

Re: Mahjong Fight Club Sp (Android/iOS) quick translation guide

Any news on a new game for consoles? I loved this game on my PS Vita and wish it would come out on Switch or other console. Hi. Good question - and the short answer is no. :( The MFC console games were always great choices for presentation and options but I haven't seen a new one since the Vita and...
by Barticle
Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: reachmahjong.com
Topic: Newbie introduction
Replies: 128
Views: 344223

Re: Newbie introduction

Hi legra. Welcome to the forum.

There's lots of information in old threads here - hopefully some interesting or useful - mainly about Japanese/Riichi mahjong.

Bart
by Barticle
Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: another gameplay question
Replies: 133
Views: 127435

Re: another gameplay question

Yup, you got it.

The tiles you have - your entire hand - would include the closed/concealed section and any open/exposed sets made by calling.

Of course, the fewer tiles you have locked in open sets, the more potential you have to redevelop your hand structure on your next turns.
by Barticle
Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:12 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: another gameplay question
Replies: 133
Views: 127435

Re: another gameplay question

Hey Steve. Yes, it's fairly uncommon, but it's one of many areas where your club/group needs to understand or decide the rule specifics just in case it arises. This one comes down to whether or not you consider what's visible on the table (since another player doesn't know what's closed in your hand...
by Barticle
Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Overview of current mahjong video-games
Replies: 322
Views: 356400

Re: Overview of current mahjong video-games

The English version of D3's game compendium released in May/June for PS5/PS4 as THE Table Game Deluxe Pack . It has two, three and four-player mahjong plus a dozen other tabletop games. The presentation and translations are basic but it has some rule options and several opponent difficulty settings....
by Barticle
Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:28 am
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Overview of current mahjong video-games
Replies: 322
Views: 356400

Re: Overview of current mahjong video-games

Welcome and thanks for sharing.

Looks good - I've always liked the idea of optional overlays of player aids.

Some people would not understand the exponential notation on small numbers though.
by Barticle
Fri Aug 11, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Who can claim Riichi bet after winning?
Replies: 3
Views: 1306

Re: Who can claim Riichi bet after winning?

Update! I was just looking back on my guide for Mahjong Haoh: Dankyuu Battle 3 (PS3 game) which has a huge range of rule options.

It lets you choose whether the reach sticks are taken on any win or only on a Riichi win. (Otherwise still rare though!)
by Barticle
Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Who can claim Riichi bet after winning?
Replies: 3
Views: 1306

Re: Who can claim Riichi bet after winning?

Hi and welcome. The standard and widespread rule is that the next player to win a hand claims all the Riichi stakes on the table - from the current hand and any left unclaimed from previous hands - regardless of whether they themselves declared Riichi or not. (However only a player that made a Riich...