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ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
May 14 2009 08:04 GMT
#1
Does anyone know any good places online to play mahjong? I'm just looking for something easy to use and accessible. Preferably HK/Canto style.

Been bored and need something to kill time is all.

*
the courage to be a lazy bum
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
May 14 2009 08:06 GMT
#2
http://www.viwawa.com/en_US/game/Wahjong
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Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
May 14 2009 08:16 GMT
#3
Just use Tenhou.
Moderator。◕‿◕。
ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
May 14 2009 08:37 GMT
#4
On May 14 2009 17:06 konadora wrote:
http://www.viwawa.com/en_US/game/Wahjong


hm looks pretty good ty
the courage to be a lazy bum
ThePhan2m
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Norway2750 Posts
May 14 2009 08:49 GMT
#5
lol, i tried that game. didnt have a clue what I was doing. anyone care to explain some basics?
H
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
May 14 2009 09:36 GMT
#6
Tenhou is the best place, really.
[iHs]HCO | のヮの | pachi & plexa ownz | RIP _
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
May 14 2009 10:00 GMT
#7
On May 14 2009 17:49 ThePhan2m wrote:
lol, i tried that game. didnt have a clue what I was doing. anyone care to explain some basics?

you have 13 tiles. you want to form 3 sets of 3 and a pair. each set of 3 can be either identical tiles, or consecutives ie 1,2, 3.
#1 midas fan
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
May 14 2009 10:05 GMT
#8
Pangshai you good at Mahjong?
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Pholon
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands6142 Posts
May 14 2009 10:08 GMT
#9
Oh sweet

I got a huge MahJong game from my family for my birthday. It's insanely large and weighs like 5 kilos. Not sure if I'd like to play online since I'm still busy in my 3rd game ever (we've been playing for 3 afternoons already). It is pretty epic.
Moderator@TLPholon // "I need a third hand to facepalm right now"
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
May 14 2009 10:26 GMT
#10
i don't know. what qualifies as good? i know how to count points and stuff. but i can't tell what people are waiting for by looking at the tiles that are on the table.
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ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-14 10:35:53
May 14 2009 10:34 GMT
#11
On May 14 2009 19:00 pangshai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2009 17:49 ThePhan2m wrote:
lol, i tried that game. didnt have a clue what I was doing. anyone care to explain some basics?

you have 13 tiles. you want to form 4 sets of 3 and a pair. each set of 3 can be either identical tiles, or consecutives ie 1,2, 3.


fixed

I find the hardest part of mj is not getting greedy
the courage to be a lazy bum
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
May 14 2009 10:46 GMT
#12
SG ppl should go out, drink beer, have LAN party and play mahjong. Teach fakesteve also. Seriously lol
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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
May 14 2009 10:47 GMT
#13
On May 14 2009 19:34 ZoW wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2009 19:00 pangshai wrote:
On May 14 2009 17:49 ThePhan2m wrote:
lol, i tried that game. didnt have a clue what I was doing. anyone care to explain some basics?

you have 13 tiles. you want to form 4 sets of 3 and a pair. each set of 3 can be either identical tiles, or consecutives ie 1,2, 3.


fixed

I find the hardest part of mj is not getting greedy

You need to learn to change your yaku depending on the situation and tiles discarded, as well as predicting what tiles your opponents may have.

Japanese Mahjong is much more fun IMO, they have the 'riichii' option.
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pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
May 14 2009 10:48 GMT
#14
On May 14 2009 19:34 ZoW wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2009 19:00 pangshai wrote:
On May 14 2009 17:49 ThePhan2m wrote:
lol, i tried that game. didnt have a clue what I was doing. anyone care to explain some basics?

you have 13 tiles. you want to form 4 sets of 3 and a pair. each set of 3 can be either identical tiles, or consecutives ie 1,2, 3.


fixed

I find the hardest part of mj is not getting greedy

really? I think mahjong is all about getting greedy. If you play for a 1-2 point win every game, you get pathetic winnings cause of the way money/chips/whatever you're playing for is awarded for points. Usually its 2^x where x is the number of points you have, and the guy who throws the winning tile pays 2^x+1. So basically winning a 5 point hand gives you 64 + 32 + 32 = 128 in 1 round, while winning 2 points gives you 4+4+8 = 16.
#1 midas fan
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
May 14 2009 10:49 GMT
#15
On May 14 2009 19:46 konadora wrote:
SG ppl should go out, drink beer, have LAN party and play mahjong. Teach fakesteve also. Seriously lol

neat, i'm back next month. start planning. ^^
#1 midas fan
ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-14 11:32:28
May 14 2009 11:19 GMT
#16
On May 14 2009 19:48 pangshai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2009 19:34 ZoW wrote:
On May 14 2009 19:00 pangshai wrote:
On May 14 2009 17:49 ThePhan2m wrote:
lol, i tried that game. didnt have a clue what I was doing. anyone care to explain some basics?

you have 13 tiles. you want to form 4 sets of 3 and a pair. each set of 3 can be either identical tiles, or consecutives ie 1,2, 3.


fixed

I find the hardest part of mj is not getting greedy

really? I think mahjong is all about getting greedy. If you play for a 1-2 point win every game, you get pathetic winnings cause of the way money/chips/whatever you're playing for is awarded for points. Usually its 2^x where x is the number of points you have, and the guy who throws the winning tile pays 2^x+1. So basically winning a 5 point hand gives you 64 + 32 + 32 = 128 in 1 round, while winning 2 points gives you 4+4+8 = 16.


In my experience winning many small hands > winning a few big hands

when you play for a high scoring hand there's more risk of you throwing out a winning tile, + its harder overall to get the winning tile for yourself. Ping wu + zi mo = 2 x 3 from each player = 6, say you get that twice per wind so in a round your up 36 - w/e you lose, vs 1 pure suit hand per wind which is 7 x 4 = 28 - w/e you lose.

playing for smaller hands increases your call ratio much more, + zi mo is way easier to get. + sometimes the risk of you throwing out some giant shit is way smaller, like if your playing for pure characters and the other guy's going pure sticks your gonna have to throw out every stick you pick up. Really not worth it imo, rule of thumb for me is quantity over quality. Yeah if you open up with some baller hand go for it like 8/9 same suit or 3 neutral/same suit pairs, but most of the time safer and smarter play is the way to go, especially when you play for money

edit: oh i see you to the whole multiply fan thing =X

nvm then. When I play we don't do that cuz that shit gets too fuckin expensive lol 1 dollar a fan really adds up enough as it is =P
the courage to be a lazy bum
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
May 14 2009 11:31 GMT
#17
One small hand can give around 1000~2000 points. But a big hand can help you earn up to 10k.
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justiceknight
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Singapore5741 Posts
May 14 2009 11:40 GMT
#18
we can oragnize a group play viwaw mahjong lol

its weird that i can play viwawa mahjong at a OK level where i dunno how to play it in real life =/
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
May 14 2009 12:02 GMT
#19
ping hu + zi mo is 4+1 points for 5, no? you don't exactly have to play a single suite hand to get a big hand. it can be a combination of flowers and pong pong hu, or half suite + dragons. those don't necessarily mean that you'll have to throw winning tiles.
#1 midas fan
ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
May 14 2009 12:12 GMT
#20
In HK ping wu is 1 point =X
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