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by Senechal
Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:37 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: [Montreal (QC), Canada] 1st North American Riichi Open
Replies: 2
Views: 4645

Re: [Montreal (QC), Canada] 1st North American Riichi Open

Registrations are proceeding, maybe at a slightly slower pace than originally anticipated, but still definitely good. I have had some American players ask me about coming. I'm posting this as a quick reminder: American participants who want to come do need to have a passport (or a WHTI-compliant EDL...
by Senechal
Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:25 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Our first tournament - questions.
Replies: 21
Views: 20065

Re: Our first tournament - questions.

The 10-7-4-1 TP plus one-ten-thousandth of score is a virtual 15-45 uma. EDIT: Scoring on paper during the game serves no benefit to any of the players present. If you do not have tenbou, please resort to poker chips (5x5k red, 3x1k blue, 3x500 black, 5x100 white for 30000) or something... all scori...
by Senechal
Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:10 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: game flaw or another optional rule?
Replies: 3
Views: 4992

Re: game flaw or another optional rule?

The difference between the last characters in both contexts is font-related. In English, there is the Roman-styled "a" (current forum fonts have this), and the ball-and-stick "a" that most people write, usually with a bit of artistic freedom involving closing the roundish balloon then pulling the st...
by Senechal
Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:33 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: [Montreal (QC), Canada] 1st North American Riichi Open
Replies: 2
Views: 4645

[Montreal (QC), Canada] 1st North American Riichi Open

Welcome to all, I am proud to present to you the 1st North American Riichi Open that will be held in Montreal! Date: June 13 and 14, 2015. Time: 09:00 to 17:30, Saturday and Sunday. Location: Collège de Maisonneuve, room E-3313. Address: 3800, Sherbrooke Street East, Montréal (Québec) H1X 2A2 Format...
by Senechal
Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:41 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: A few simple questions, maybe
Replies: 12
Views: 15131

Re: A few simple questions, maybe

Which is why if I would do something wrong, I would tell you about it honestly, exposing proper insight into the decision-making process rather than BS you with "Senechal knows best"-type answers. If the goal is to rationalize specific situations to a general rule enabling you to discard within 3 se...
by Senechal
Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:00 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: A few simple questions, maybe
Replies: 12
Views: 15131

Re: A few simple questions, maybe

http://tenhou.net/2/?q=567m233778p45699s As for your feedback for #1, your hand has everything connected and "able to be used". Or 6 potential taatsu and other incomplete groups (protogroups). For everything in pin and sou, you are one tile from solidifying two groups, although if you get 2p/6p, the...
by Senechal
Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:42 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: A few simple questions, maybe
Replies: 12
Views: 15131

Re: A few simple questions, maybe

1: Without having the Tenhou calculator at my disposal, it would be either the 4m or 7s. The Tenhou calculator does confirm 4s as being better than any other choice, but 3s or 6s are better than 7s. What you can't do is drop 5m or any pin tiles. By remembering that every winning hand has only one ex...
by Senechal
Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: severely in need of an english translation!
Replies: 289
Views: 285314

Re: severely in need of an english translation!

Oya-nagareru = deal flows out. Oya-nagasu* = deal made to flow out. Mukoubuchi has a story involving Kai refusing* renchans as a way to guarantee scoring second in 10 games, in its usual binta-loaded tonpuusen matches. But then he refuses them again in another 10 and gets first. Standard storyline f...
by Senechal
Fri Jan 09, 2015 4:28 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Question about ryan peikou
Replies: 13
Views: 14592

Re: Question about ryan peikou

Iisou sanjun is a fantasy yaku that only exists in 1P computer games nowadays.

Yes, you can have ryanpeikou and chinitsu, and you can have 4 of the same tile, because your hand has 4 runs and a pair, not "7 different pairs".
by Senechal
Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:20 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Kazoe Yakuman
Replies: 27
Views: 29703

Re: Kazoe Yakuman

Darn, it's uglier than I thought then.

When it comes to exotic variants, Barticle's word trumps all.


(/goes back to playing standard ari-ari mahjong)
by Senechal
Sat Nov 15, 2014 1:52 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Kazoe Yakuman
Replies: 27
Views: 29703

Re: Kazoe Yakuman

To be honest, I have no clue if it counts if someone discards it for a ron win. You would have to ask someone who has actually used them to clarify that, if necessary.

All I know is that it isn't linked to ippatsu, three turns later, the wild card still works.
by Senechal
Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:28 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Kazoe Yakuman
Replies: 27
Views: 29703

Re: Kazoe Yakuman

Haku-pocchi is after riichi, as a self-pick. Ippatsu is an added bonus.
by Senechal
Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:00 am
Forum: Tenhou
Topic: Tenhou Login "Problem"
Replies: 6
Views: 7769

Re: Tenhou Login "Problem"

Create a new one and hope it isn't taken between now and then. I had access to "mittens", an account that was made, got banned in 48 hours after a 400-0-0-0 record (R3083, did it make it Tenhoui? I don't remember)... after it fell into inactivity, someone else grabbed it, and then fell inactive again.
by Senechal
Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:23 pm
Forum: Tenhou
Topic: Tenhou Login "Problem"
Replies: 6
Views: 7769

Re: Tenhou Login "Problem"

Those IDs remain active as long as they are used more than once every 6 months. You might send youself an e-mail to keep a reference of it, or put it in a browser bookmark (don't do just that, I had to delete my browser once)... but with 3.15 million IDs in use (projection, 3.00 million this July), ...
by Senechal
Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:25 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Am I in furiten in this situation?
Replies: 7
Views: 6568

Re: Am I in furiten in this situation?

The french term "espérance (de gains)" translates to "expected value" in English. Poker players use it all the time to comment plays as being +EV, or -EV. Having a 3-way, 4-way or more complex wait with sufficient outs, while partially restricted by furiten, remains +EV. I'd usually draw the line at...