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by Torgo
Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:46 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Discussion regarding rule sets based around Riichi, MCR, ZJ
Replies: 37
Views: 34099

Re: Discussion regarding rule sets based around Riichi and M

If anybody is interested in the responses on BGG I can copy them to this site if requested. Or just give the link, if the forum is public. (I looked for it, but I still haven't found what I'm looking for). Link -> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/642112/discussion-regarding-choice-of-rule-set-fo...
by Torgo
Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Discussion regarding rule sets based around Riichi, MCR, ZJ
Replies: 37
Views: 34099

Re: Discussion regarding rule sets based around Riichi and M

I wrote about ZJ on BGG. I don't think you'll find too many fans of it here. After all, look at the top of this page for the site's name. My impression is that folks here love riichi. Some to the point of being blind to its deficiencies. Others are well aware of them, but resigned to them, as attemp...
by Torgo
Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:15 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Mahjong minigame confirmed for Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Replies: 31
Views: 28271

Re: Mahjong minigame confirmed for Yakuza 4 (PS3)

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of Escapist Magazine reviews Yakuza 4:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/ ... uza-4?spam

Enjoy
by Torgo
Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:48 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Earthquake Thoughts
Replies: 6
Views: 8299

Earthquake Thoughts

Best wishes to our mahjong-playing friends and everyone else touched by today's earthquake and tsunami from the Minnesota Mahjong Club.

Sincerely,
Chris Schumann
Founder
by Torgo
Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:52 pm
Forum: Chinese Mahjong
Topic: Rules for start
Replies: 35
Views: 36758

Re: Rules for start

but I am reluctant to paying points because someone else deals in I understand that to some degree. First, it's what you're used to. But from another angle, you didn't win the hand, so some minimal penalty seems in order. With ZJ 3.3, that penalty is now only 25 points, made up by winning a hand wi...
by Torgo
Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Overview of current mahjong video-games
Replies: 322
Views: 356479

Re: Overview of current mahjong video-games

What! a game called "World Series of Mahjong" don't use World Series of Mahjong rules?!?! What a world, huh? A friend of mine bought the pro version believing the name. Perhaps the World Series of Mahjong legal team should look at enforcing their trademark, if they have one... or perhaps at collect...
by Torgo
Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:44 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Overview of current mahjong video-games
Replies: 322
Views: 356479

Re: Overview of current mahjong video-games

There seems to be a lot of mahjong solitaire :roll: but I've found a Hong Kong mahjong Android app already. I'll see what else is out there... I still have a dumb phone (or whatever you call something that isn't a "smart phone")! No mahjong games on there, although there are a lot of mahjong game p...
by Torgo
Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:39 pm
Forum: Chinese Mahjong
Topic: Rules for start
Replies: 35
Views: 36758

Re: Rules for start

WSoM/ZJ was created by a riichi player, statistician, and an avid game player. It removes the complexity and over-emphasis on defense of riichi, but still allows defensive play. The player who discards someone's big winner pays dearly. Neither does it have the high minimum score of MCR - going out w...
by Torgo
Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Meetups
Topic: Game Report
Replies: 2
Views: 4935

Re: Game Report

Except for (I think) December, we've had monthly sessions since last July. This was the largest session by far.

I plan to keep the monthly schedule for the time being, but I hope to have more frequent games in the near future.
by Torgo
Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:30 am
Forum: Meetups
Topic: Game Report
Replies: 2
Views: 4935

Game Report

We had an awesome mahjong game today in Minnesota. I've written up a game report.
Read it here: https://sites.google.com/site/minnesota ... nt-reports

Chris
by Torgo
Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:50 pm
Forum: Meetups
Topic: Minnesota Mahjong
Replies: 0
Views: 8047

Minnesota Mahjong

1-crak Not exactly related to riichi style, but I'm just so tickled about a tiny bit of news. I have scheduled a mahjong game on February 5 to celebrate the Chinese New Year. My wife and I have taught about 100 local people to play mahjong (more specifically Zung Jung style), and so far 25 people ha...
by Torgo
Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:21 am
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Long Night at the office?
Replies: 4
Views: 6539

Long Night at the office?

or playing mahjong until the wee hours?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcqduE_huss
by Torgo
Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:16 am
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: Return of the Super-Mega Competition - win a mahjong book!
Replies: 42
Views: 34318

Re: Return of the Super-Mega Competition - win a mahjong boo

Thank you, Barticle!

The book arrived today, safe and sound.
by Torgo
Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:10 am
Forum: World Series of Mahjong
Topic: November 7 Game Report
Replies: 0
Views: 9041

November 7 Game Report

I hosted a Zung Jung session yesterday. 12 people attended and played: 3 beginners, 4 people who had played once or twice before, and 5 with many hands of play. There were several scores of 40 points or more, which made for exciting play and scoring. We played for four hours, and everyone had a grea...
by Torgo
Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:07 am
Forum: Other Rules
Topic: Combining MCR and Riichi (a thought experiment)
Replies: 9
Views: 10867

Re: Combining MCR and Riichi (a thought experiment)

I recently read that Alan Kwan was a Riichi player when he started on Zung Jung. The additive system seems to also have been adopted by MCR. Riichi also figured into the ZJ scoring. Two Double Runs does not appear in MCR, for instance.