It does indeed help, dwillems. I have another question. The pockets you spoke of. What exactly are those?

The shop here doesn\'t really mention much about it. I mean, how big is it? Is it tailored for Japanese tiles, or could it fit even Hong Kong tiles? How big are those trays? Is it flimsy, or sturdy? Could I stick it on top of a pole/create/whatever, have the edges hang off and be able to play a game...

I don\'t believe in Nagare persé. However, I do believe a person has an inherent amount of luck. I\'ve watched many a time in poker where my sister is able to constantly pull out flushes and full houses, meanwhile, I can barely pull at pair or three of a kind. But, then again, Luck/statistics is a r...

Look here: http://www.reachmahjong.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=273&Itemid=1 For "open riichi" I doubt this rule is realy used somewere. Akagi and Tetsuya show it, but not in the same way. And I\'ve not found any revelent description of open riichi on internet. Plus, a furiten...

WorTeX : Thank you. I just finished looking over it, and it was exactly what I was looking for. As a follow up question though, are there any other variances out there that have documentation? I mean, there were a few things that were untouched, like open riichi. Also, I was looking through the for...

I\'ve started to play riichi mahjong, and I\'m having a fun time, however, I only know the very basic rules of it, and I\'d like to start learning the nuances of the game. The little rules that aren\'t mentioned at all. I mean, I learned a lot from sites like Mahjong Made Simple!!, and this site as ...