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by oxoboxo
Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:27 pm
Forum: Columns
Topic: Mahjong Parlors
Replies: 12
Views: 13620

Re:Mahjong Parlors

Thanks Jenn and Ben for the info! Some of my friends have been wanting to go back to a parlor, but can\'t stand the smell of smoke.
by oxoboxo
Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:37 am
Forum: Chinese Mahjong
Topic: Rules for start
Replies: 35
Views: 36764

Re:Rules for start

Ive first played taiwanese style before learning riichi; I would say if you can play riichi, you can play pretty much any other style. Riichi seems to be the most complicated and restrictive style out there.
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:59 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: History of Mahjong: Cheating
Replies: 64
Views: 45317

Re:History of Mahjong: Cheating

Hmm, interesting; yea I was kind of worried that I would have to change my way of playing if I wanted to enter some kind of tournament. I say house rules are always the best! It\'s very difficult to measure the competitive aspects and the cut out certain pure-luck aspects of a game like riichi. Very...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:41 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: History of Mahjong: Cheating
Replies: 64
Views: 45317

Re:History of Mahjong: Cheating

On a side note, I don\'t know the tournament rules at all, so if yakumans and kan dora are also prohibited, then I rescind my argument :P
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:38 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: History of Mahjong: Cheating
Replies: 64
Views: 45317

Re:History of Mahjong: Cheating

Haha well the thing is riichi has a lot of arbitrary things; if we were to say that ura dora should be eliminated since it requires no skill, then we should cut out Tenhou/Chihou/Renhou and Kokushi yakumans as well because even if you knew what to do, luck and chance is what gets you a yakuman. Spec...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:12 pm
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Battle Royale Tournament 2007 Taishousen
Replies: 5
Views: 6162

Re:Battle Royale Tournament 2007 Taishousen

Haven\'t found it yet, gonna post another tourney from 2007 though, the Semi-finals I think
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:32 am
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Battle Royale Tournament 2007 Taishousen
Replies: 5
Views: 6162

Battle Royale Tournament 2007 Taishousen

Epic tournament featuring Pro League players on Mondo 21, a channel dedicated to pachinko, mah-jong, cars, trains, bikes, and girls (basically a Japanese version of Spike TV) It\'s very interesting to see how pros play under the fear of riichi and what they cut in the beginning. Taishousen/Big Boss ...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:10 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Your "mangaistic" mahjong situations
Replies: 5
Views: 5419

Re:Your "mangaistic" mahjong situations

Okay this wasn\'t my win, but I was playing in a round where North seat had reached about 9 rounds in the game and after that, East won a kokushi musou on North\'s Hatsu/Green Dragon discard! The crazy thing however was North\'s hand: 1-crak 1-crak 2-crak 2-crak 3-crak 3-crak 4-crak 5-crak 6-crak 7-...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:46 am
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Sites list
Replies: 18
Views: 15371

Re:Sites list

Haha I can imagine when I go back home; I\'m studying abroad in Japan right now. I think I am the one who had spread riichi to the rest of the study abroad students :D We\'re actually having a tournament next month...and we split the costs of a table we bought last week...meaning we have 3 tables an...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:32 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Washizu Set from Akagi
Replies: 8
Views: 8526

Washizu Set from Akagi

Yes! I have found it! http://www.mahjongmart.com/shop/images/T0201-B.jpg Problems! I haven\'t bought it, but at first look, it had the official Akagi logo and everything, except that the set was extremely tiny! In fact, I saw the same looking set in a UFO catcher or crane game in an arcade! It\'s so...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:25 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Mahjong Wikipedia
Replies: 3
Views: 3772

Mahjong Wikipedia

Has anyone else seen this? Mahjong\'s own wikipedia :D

http://mahjong.wikidot.com/
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:24 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Yakuman Club
Replies: 259
Views: 222965

Yakuman Club

Let\'s see whose gotten the most and craziest yakumans so far! I\'ve gotten Su Anko once :D It seems like the easiest yakumans are Dai San Gen, Su Anko, and Kokushi. I don\'t think I\'ve heard of anyone getting Chuuren pooto (111-999)! I bet the most frustrating thing for everyone is getting 8-11 ti...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:05 am
Forum: Columns
Topic: Mahjong Parlors
Replies: 12
Views: 13620

Re:Mahjong Parlors

Hey, I think I can help you if you live in Japan :laugh: Jansous/雀荘 or Mahjong parlors are usually found in most towns, ranging from the big ones like Shibuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo to the smaller towns like Kichijoji and what-not. Most parlors are Furii/フリー, which doesn\'t mean free, but a rate is involv...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:34 am
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Expert Technique Mahjong: Cheating
Replies: 22
Views: 21746

Expert Technique Mahjong: Cheating

These are videos of cheating methods used in the anime Legendary Gambler Tetsuya being used and explained in real life. I\'m posting these videos merely for entertainment and awareness; please don\'t use these techniques yourselves! Expert Technique 1 http://www.youtube.com/v/S_PA23TaPoE&hl=ja&fs=1 ...
by oxoboxo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:12 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: History of Mahjong: Cheating
Replies: 64
Views: 45317

Re:History of Mahjong: Cheating

There is a Kindai Mahjong Manga called Mukoubuchi, where the main character plays a very high risk version of Riichi where after a win is called, one to six more doras are revealed and are calculated into the hand! I think that is definitely the gambler\'s ultimate dream! I think the term is called ...