Deluoode Mahjong Club

[rancher]

I have began writing an article on a wiki about the theory and practice of the mysterious Oriental domino puzzle that some call Mahjong. https://wiki.gikopoi.com/w/MahJong

Mahjong is a hobby of mine. I've taught several dozen people how to play and organized tournaments in my city. Playing for modest stakes has afforded me the ability to buy several sets and tables from my winnings. Like backgammon or poker, despite there being elements of chance involved, playing mahjong for stakes is not gambling because it is fundamentally a game of skill.

People mentioned wanting to play sometime during the last stream. Some of the gikos like to play Mahjong so it shouldn't be that hard between Deluoode and Giko to round up 4 people to play us some dominoes. I would heavily encourage novice players to consider the Zung Jung variant because it's the easiest to learn, play, and score; that being said, I'm personally open to Riichi games and have this link to share to help Riichi players improve their game: https://anon.to/?https://repo.riichi.mo ... s-strategy

It would be fun to voice call during a game (mumble? giko?) but no biggy if not.

@Cidoku is a riichi. Maybe he could help expand on the article or share resources for interested mahjongers...?

Mahjongers of Deluoode

• piper (availability: ~14:00 UTC -- 18:00 UTC)
• Cidoku (availability: ???)

[Maypews]

I am a total NEWB so I can't feel confident signing up to play yet but I will try to put some time into learning the basics soon. I actually did not know that Mahjong had elements of luck in it (shows how much I know), I figured it was like the Eastern equivalent of Chess. What website/service do you plan on using to play over?

[rancher]

I am a total NEWB so I can't feel confident signing up to play yet but I will try to put some time into learning the basics soon. I actually did not know that Mahjong had elements of luck in it (shows how much I know), I figured it was like the Eastern equivalent of Chess. What website/service do you plan on using to play over?

Maybe you're thinking of shogi? Mahjong is much more like rummy except if rummy was attached to a slot machine that gave out big bonuses for rare hands. You have a hand full of cards and a turn is drawing a new card and throwing an old one while you try to make combos (the basic are straight flushes and 3 of a kinds).

The linked article has a brief overview of universal Mahjong principles and a link to a site I like to play on -- no registration required, simple javascript, multiple variants

https://wiki.gikopoi.com/w/MahJong

In other news .... it was a bloodbath tonight at the Riichi table