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by Gamegrunt
Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:33 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Problem with Pinfu
Replies: 6
Views: 5642

Problem with Pinfu

Last night my wife and I are playing one of our half-game, two player contests. She has melded a pon of red and kan of green dragons, so my need to tsumo or ron is quite desperate. I riichi on a closed wait (I need an 8-dot and none have been played - good bet!) and sure enough, the dummy to my righ...
by Gamegrunt
Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:07 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: My New Take Set - Initial Impressions
Replies: 29
Views: 21754

Re:My New Take Set - Initial Impressions

After two months of ownership... The problem with the Take Set is that I have no desire to play with the three other Mahjong sets I own - makes me wish I had bought the Take first, but then again, it was a discovery process that brought about the appreciation of Riichi Mahjong, and the small tiles t...
by Gamegrunt
Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: My New Take Set - Initial Impressions
Replies: 29
Views: 21754

Re:My New Take Set - Initial Impressions

5 - 10,000 point sticks (one extra) 9 - 5000 point sticks (one extra) 39 - 1000 points sticks (three extra?) 42 - 100 point sticks (two extra) I like these the best since I am a "Fresh Reacher." You appear to be passing yourself off as a Junior Reacher now! :laugh: I know, and I am not worthy of an...
by Gamegrunt
Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Black Green Dragon
Replies: 7
Views: 7247

Re:Black

If Mahjong sets were female models the typical Chinese set would be a woman in a colorful summer dress while the Japanese set would be a business woman clad in a serious, dark blue pinstripe suit. I have both and prefer the formal, dignified look of the Japanese sets. Having said that, a truly green...
by Gamegrunt
Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:31 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Dealer continuance & 5 sticks
Replies: 31
Views: 25087

Re:Dealer continuance & 5 sticks

Shirluban wrote:

You\'re not allowed to declare riichi with less than 4 tiles in the wall.
Wow, another rule (that I have been blissfully unaware) to share and observe. When will it end? :angry:

Gg (Riichi Mahjong player, 3rd Class)
by Gamegrunt
Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Double Dora Darling
Replies: 4
Views: 4176

Re:Double Dora Darling

Barticle wrote:only 17? with a little effort you can achieve 72. :laugh:

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mudazumo_ ... 07/24.html
Note to self: Never play for money with those guys!

Gg
by Gamegrunt
Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:27 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Double Dora Darling
Replies: 4
Views: 4176

Double Dora Darling

Last night during an evening of Mahjong a 2nd dora indicator was turned over that matched the first. We assumed that this would double the fan points awarded for that dora tile.

True?

Gg
by Gamegrunt
Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:44 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: The Take Set - "Made in China"
Replies: 6
Views: 5290

Re:The Take Set -

I think almost all sets are produced in China? I just had a double check of all my sets and all of them appear to have been made there all with varying degree of quality. I suspect that the quality level demanded by different markets makes a difference to what gets exported. I did see a documentary...
by Gamegrunt
Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: The Take Set - "Made in China"
Replies: 6
Views: 5290

Re:The Take Set -

There is no question that Japanese manufacturing standards are considered to be better than Chinese standards...the Chinese tend to be a bit sloppy with their quality control at times. I have written of my initial impressions of my Take Set in a previous thread, and after using it extensively I\'ve ...
by Gamegrunt
Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:43 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: The Take Set - "Made in China"
Replies: 6
Views: 5290

The Take Set - "Made in China"

I am not sure why I had not noticed it before, but on the cardboard box that contains my Take Set there are only three English words amidst all the Japanese writing: Made in China Yikes! I thought I was getting a set of Japanese manufacture...could it be that only the box was printed in China? Proba...
by Gamegrunt
Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Two quick/random questions (kanji and wait types)
Replies: 33
Views: 26956

Re:Two quick/random questions (kanji and wait types)

The character on the right reminds me of my silver generals in my Shogi set.

Gg
by Gamegrunt
Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:50 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Riichi yaku/scoring quick reference.
Replies: 50
Views: 36994

Re:Riichi yaku/scoring quick reference.

I\'m new at this, but my way of explaining the difference between yaku and han is that all yaku is han but not all han is yaku. The subtle difference is lost on a cave man like me. Yaku is what you have in your hand. Han is what you will get on your scoresheet because of the yaku that you have in y...
by Gamegrunt
Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:25 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: terminology question to do with kan-dora
Replies: 8
Views: 6596

Re:terminology question to do with kan-dora

When a quad is the dora your opponents gonna be sora. :)

Gg
by Gamegrunt
Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Riichi yaku/scoring quick reference.
Replies: 50
Views: 36994

Re:Riichi yaku/scoring quick reference.

You might want to change Ippatsu and Double Reach too (although Ippatsu is a Yaku in its own right). Again; it\'s really not, but it\'s obvious you people don\'t care. Should I? I\'m new at this, but my way of explaining the difference between yaku and han is that all yaku is han but not all han is...
by Gamegrunt
Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:40 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Riichi yaku/scoring quick reference.
Replies: 50
Views: 36994

Re:Riichi yaku/scoring quick reference.

Hi Gg. A few quick thoughts - rapidly running out of lunchbreak! :blink: Chanta, etc, should be +1 Han rather than +1 Yaku (Chanta is one Yaku worth 1 or 2 Han). You might want to change Ippatsu and Double Reach too (although Ippatsu is a Yaku in its own right). Two yaku or two han makes no differe...