[Mahjong]Tenhou Thread - Page 40

On March 14 2015 06:08 spinesheath wrote:
The chance of getting one of each yakuman except for tenhou and daisuushi is in the range of 10^-20. Give or take a couple of digits.

On March 15 2015 05:11 Benawii wrote:
Playing to get all types of yakuman is a valid way to play, if that's what you enjoy. Although I have to say you are missing out the strategy depth that riichi mahjong has to offer.


10^-20? According to the page you link, tsuuiisou for example has 0.008% chance of occurring. That's in the order of 10^-4 isn't it? I think their sample size is too small to accurately capture the probability of the rare yakumans though.

On March 31 2015 06:10 Lucumo wrote:
I remember why I stopped playing Mahjong again. I can't deal with too much bad luck (1-1-2-1). Drop tile, get same tile again, three times in one round. Drop dora, because it's not worth it at that point, get dora next draw -> drop it again...2 draws later I get my third dora (one was already out). Fuck this.

On March 31 2015 10:22 29 fps wrote:


Same here.... I'm not mentally strong enough to go on. Although I might log on just so I don't lose my account.

On April 01 2015 03:27 Lucumo wrote:

Yep, first game first, then fourth because while in riichi I discard one of two tiles another player needed to win (he riichi'ed after me). Lose 16k points because of that. Pretty much game over at this point. Almost got daisangen the next round but the same player ruined it for me because he went for kokushi musou. He even drew the other tile I needed to win to complete at least shousangen but he kept it and discarded a different tile which allowed the player behind him to win.

On April 01 2015 03:45 spinesheath wrote:

That's part of the appeal. You will lose some matches without much of a chance. But that just means you'll have to be that much better at converting the opportunities you are presented. And at recognizing opportunities. While defending against 3 people. Both by not dealing in and by pressuring them with fast hands.

On April 01 2015 05:33 Lucumo wrote:

Nah. For example, I've lost all the games I riichi'ed...not because the opponents were good, they just were lucky not to deal any winning tiles and drawing everything alright. Like, I riichi'ed after the second tile, had 8 outs and did lose because they did whatever, not playing safe at all. Before the last round, I was last at 21500 even though I never lost. I finally won one round then and got first, but still...

/edit: Ended day with 6-0-1-3 (last game loss of course) sigh

That was the final round. Only 1 out of 6 tiles I needed were even in the game at that moment

On April 02 2015 03:23 spinesheath wrote:

You place first 60% of your matches and end the day with a disappointed sigh? That's... odd.

I've had matches where I didn't deal into any hands and finished the match with a negative score. Being last without dealing in is nothing special.

Your opponents aren't lucky just because they don't deal in. At the very least you shouldn't assume that. Always assume that your opponents know what they are doing. They have information you don't have.

Also just guessing from your screenshot, your posts and your stats I have the feeling that you're aiming for high value hands and toitsu hands too much.