Riichi Mahjong Let's Play Livestream 20191027 REPOST
Channel: Michele Frizzell #MAHJLIFE
Date: 2019-10-29

This live stream is dedicated to playing Japanese mahjong at Mahjong Time.  I am a padawan learner on a journey to master this style.  During livestreams, most of the chit chat is game commentary but there will also a lot of socializing while games are being played.  If you are not interested in the socializing, you will probably enjoy Strategy Theory videos more which are not done live so there is no socializing.  Here is a link to the current playlist: http://bit.ly/2kEh4QF 

The Riichi Quick Reference that I use is aligned with the World Riichi Competition rules. It is not comprehensive but includes commonly used Riichi terms and scoring elements that I find helpful as a teacher and intermediate player.  Click to download:  https://goo.gl/tiBP7N 

FURITEN:  Furiten means "sacred discard" or "thrown-away tenpai". A player who is ready to win (tenpai) cannot win by discard (ron) on a tile that they passed or a tile that they discarded earlier in the game.  This player can still win by self-pick (tsumo). This is why tiles are discarded in rows of six in front of each player (river [kawa]) and discards in exposures are sideways to indicate which player discarded the tile.  All players need to be intentional with each of their discards and they need to plan their wait to avoid being furiten. Examples:  http://mahjong.wikidot.com/furiten

If you missed the tutorials, you can find them here: https://goo.gl/4ao3e7 

Yellow Mountain Mahjong Set https://goo.gl/DpdkyF 

RECOMMENDED READING
Riichi Mahjong, The Ultimate Guide to the Japanese Game Taking the World by Storm by Scott D. Miller https://goo.gl/BRW2RL

Riichi Book I, a Mahjong Strategy Primer for European Players by Daina Chiba https://dainachiba.github.io/RiichiBooks/
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Between now and the next video, may all your picks be keepers!

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