image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg ok, some easy questions, I think? Games are hanchan and its early in the matches. #1) Do I claim the 5-bam from south, discard the 1-dot , and aim for open tanyao OR, do I pass on the tile and stay concealed? Would it matter if I wasn't EAST or if I didn't have the red...

I guess I'll take the first shot at this so as not to get influenced by others. Seems like lots of possible yaku, but due to my video game mentality, I would toss the 4-bam and aim for seven pairs or toi-toi along with tanyao. If I were able to draw a quick 5-crak , that's iipeiko with pinfu possibi...

That is true, but just to clear up any confusion, in actuality, SAN ANKOU (3 concealed pungs) is easier to get than a TRIPLE PUNG because the SAN ANKOU can be any pungs at all, including winds and dragons, while the TRIPLE PUNG (san shoku doukou) has to be pungs of the same number in 3 different sui...

Well, another week has just gone by, some wins, some losses, but only two hands worth a mention. Maybe not even that. First one was a open flush with 5 dora, 16000 pts, baiman, I believe. (30 fu, 10 han) Second one was much better, a triple pung, only my second one, but not even worth a fourth as mu...

Thanks. That was helpful. So you are saying that being "sticky" is a GOOD THING. I had the impression that it wasn't, for some reason, like in the sentence,
CAUTION! YOU ARE ENTERING A STICKY SITUATION. Nice to have that cleared up.

ok, its becoming clearer now, except for the lightbulb. The FAQ "what is a sticky topic" seems different from your explanation. From the definition, I'm not sure "lightbulb" and "sticky" go together. Also, what makes a topic "sticky"? last question, I hope. If you click "mark forums read" or "mark t...

All of those little circles that are just before a topic. Some have a star, some are red, some are in motion, some have a little circle in the bigger circle, some are not circles but look like a lightbulb....... Can someone explain what all this means? (I think the red star means I have a post in th...

This is from Barticles Guide ( page 40 ) 地獄待ち [jigoku machi] A Jigoku Machi (literally a "Hell Wait") is a Tanki wait where two of your three winning tiles are unavailable so you are waiting on a single instance of a single tile. I'm not sure if this would apply to my wait in the above example even ...

Ok , I think I understand. Don't even consider ippatsu. ryanpeikou tsumo or ryanpeiko riichi tsumo, basically no difference, mangan, 8000 pts. ryanpeiko ron- 5200 points. ryanpeiko ricci ron- mangan, 8000pts. So it doesn't pay to riichi because you might get the same points without it, and if you do...

I see. But why would you probably not reach? Isn't the chance of getting tsumo and ippatsu along with the riichi worth the risk? I would still have to discard every tile I draw as I wait for the 3-bam ,and that is just like riichi. (except for the 1000pt wager) I think that would be a possible total...

Here's an interesting one. Since it's a video game and I had a shot at ryanpeko, I called riichi and tossed the 4-bam (the game ended in a draw) (ryanpeko-twice pure double chow, 3 han, always contains seven pairs, and they do not stack, for those who need to know) What I'm curious about is, are the...

This looks like a fun thread from 4 years ago. HONROTO; All Terminals And Honors. It's Pretty hard to get, especially since you don't usually hold on to those terminals. This is only my 2nd in 1500 games, but I had a nice starting hand and decided to go for it. I was so glad to see the two 9-dot sho...

After reading all of the above from 4 years ago, I think I have my answer but I'm not sure I understand why. Situation is as follows: I have an open tenpai hand going for tanyao. My wait is 1-dot 4-dot . Obviously, the 1-dot will not give me the win, so I am really just waiting for the 4-dot. When i...

Edited again March 28th, 2016 This is mostly for my own reference, since most players are not really interested in other players stats, as evidenced by the fact that no one else has posted here in the last 7 years. I'm not even interested in my own anymore. It was fun while learning. Having now play...

Game is hanchan, east 3: After you riichi, do you discard the 3-crak and go for the 2-crak 5-crak wait OR do you discard the 4-crak and go for the 3-crak :east wait? In this case, since there are three 2-crak and one 5-crak showing on the table, and since both waits have 4 tiles available, I chose t...