Thanks guys. Stats below.

My play style has definitely changed over the past few months. I'm favoring a more offensive play style. After all you're not winning if you play defensive frequently when any signs of aggression is shown - any 4dan player can do that. Winning more is what differs the 6dans from the 4dans.

Some not so common tips:
* Riichi more often, especially the crappy waits with low points. You always have a chance to win and you put the pressure on your opponents.
* Making riskier plays the moment your fall to last place. Don't hope that someone will make a mistake and drop below you. Play offensively and get yourself out of last place quickly and put the pressure on someone else.
* In south round, try to play as if you had a 2k deficit if east wind hasn't reached you yet. This is to account for opponent's tsumo mangans that occur more often than not when your east.
* Challenge opponents riichi more often. Knowing when and how comes with experience, its hard for me to explain this in words.
* Start reviewing your own games with your opponents tiles hidden. You'll start making subjective decisions the moment you see their tiles.

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Rhaegar99

Australia1190 Posts

November 15 2016 15:34 GMT

#963

I started playing in the phoenix lobby using the windows client and I can't help but notice something different. This has occured a few times alreay. I sometimes (maybe always) cannot chi right after someone riichi. The action buttons popped up for me but the chi option was greyed out. There was also some extra text in brackets but my Japanese is very poor so I wasn't able to understand what it said.

Anyone know anything about this?

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

November 15 2016 17:50 GMT

#964

On November 16 2016 00:34 Rhaegar99 wrote:
I started playing in the phoenix lobby using the windows client and I can't help but notice something different. This has occured a few times alreay. I sometimes (maybe always) cannot chi right after someone riichi. The action buttons popped up for me but the chi option was greyed out. There was also some extra text in brackets but my Japanese is very poor so I wasn't able to understand what it said.

Anyone know anything about this?

I haven't noticed that ever, and I have been using the windows client for a long time. Next time you get it, printscreen it.
You know that the windows client allows you to choose which tiles to call the chii with (like red 5 or normal 5)? Maybe it has something to do with that?

Benawii

United States51 Posts

November 16 2016 04:39 GMT

#965

When there are more than one way to chii (e.g., kamicha discards 3m and you have 1245m), the chii button will be grayed out, and you need to click the two tiles from your hand that you want to be part of the meld. Clicking the tiles also works for pon (but probably not for kan). Try it in test play before playing a real game (middle button to the right of menu button, then first item).

Rhaegar99

Australia1190 Posts

November 17 2016 12:07 GMT

#966

Looks like your right Benawii. Must have been a coincidence that in the few games I've played that I never had a multiway chi expect during riichi. I'm still not use to it though..

Rhaegar99

Australia1190 Posts

December 15 2016 15:35 GMT

#967

So its been about a month and I've played 77 games in the Phoenix lobby going 18-10-23-26. Not the best result. Had to play a handful of tokujou games to keep me away from demoting. Luckily it seems like I'm still capable of beating the competition there.

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

December 15 2016 15:41 GMT

#968

On December 16 2016 00:35 Rhaegar99 wrote:
So its been about a month and I've played 77 games in the Phoenix lobby going 18-10-23-26. Not the best result. Had to play a handful of tokujou games to keep me away from demoting. Luckily it seems like I'm still capable of beating the competition there.

Gee, that's rough. I hit a couple of 4th places after getting back to 4th dan and already had my motivation slump.
Does it feel like you're improving with the competition?
Also did you get used to the client, was your problem because of multiple possible chii?

Rhaegar99

Australia1190 Posts

December 17 2016 03:12 GMT

#969

Its hard to say. Sometimes I'm overly aggressive cause I feel I need to outplay my opponents. Sometimes I play overly defensive cause I don't want to lose my lead. If anything, it has reinforced my understanding that an aggressive style of playing is much superior than a defensive style, though you gotta control that aggressiveness.

Speed and riichi is king here. Shape doesn't matter too much. No one seems to fear dealing in. In fact it feels like more people deal in in Phoenix lobby as people make more calculated risks.

Client is good. Chi works differently in the client. I'm use to it now though.

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

January 05 2017 11:49 GMT

#970

Rhaegar invited me and a couple others from TL to a mahjong discord with ~60 people. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to publicly post an invitation link here, but feel free to PM me if you're interested. Nice people, also they are currently working on compiling resources and pushing riichi mahjong in the west.

Benawii

United States51 Posts

January 05 2017 22:26 GMT

#971

I believe it's fine for post the invitation link. Here it is: https://discord.gg/n6aYrjx. This is a Discord chat focused on Riichi Mahjong. Both newcomers and veterans are welcome!

KyuuSC

United States36 Posts

April 01 2017 08:18 GMT

#972

The difference between Tokujou and Houou:

+ Show Spoiler +

kawamuragundan

1 Post

November 22 2017 01:46 GMT

#973

tenhou-english-ui
Extension that changes the UI text on the Tenhou Web Client to English.(Chrome,Firefox)

https://gitlab.com/zefiris/tenhou-english-ui

JSH

United States4109 Posts

January 27 2018 04:27 GMT

#974

Oh that's really cool,
looks kinda messy though
And I sorta can figure out the yakus anyways looking at the hand

I havne't played in forever...
I should start playing again maybe

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

January 27 2018 07:57 GMT

#975

Join the discord linked by Benawii on this page. Good level of activity, helpful people and easy to set up a community game.

Lucumo

6850 Posts

January 27 2018 08:24 GMT

#976

On January 27 2018 13:27 JSH wrote:
Oh that's really cool,
looks kinda messy though

It's just that the font is too big.

On January 27 2018 16:57 spinesheath wrote:
Join the discord linked by Benawii on this page. Good level of activity, helpful people and easy to set up a community game.

Eww, Discord. That's for the people that aren't cool enough for IRC.

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