I blame Pesco and TranceHime for getting me addicted to Mahjong and lately more people have showed interest in the game. Yesterday we had actually 2 tables running for a surprising reason. The most difficult barrier people have with Mahjong is understand the rules and hands. But thankfully we got plenty of players who can help you out with that. Also the site we found explains it very clear and easily how it is played (far clearer than the regular wiki in my opinion).
[ How to join ]Important to know we play
Japanese Riichi Mahjong and not Chinese Mahjong. The link at the end of this post explains the rules kind of. To join: click the link to our lobby (
http://tenhou.net/0/?L4739), you will see this link appearing after a short wait.
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Fill in a username
(max characters is 8, some usernames might be taken because they are registered). Select your voice: 男 for male and 女 for female. Press 'OK'
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After another short wait, you will see this. Explaining:
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Red boxes1 - Number of people present in the lobby
2 - The game rooms. Note that each row of buttons is a fixed room with certain rules. We will spare you the technical details. TL DR: Use the right button on the third row for regular games. (For mahjong knowers, this is East and South round). People who want a quick game can use the left button. (Only East round).
3 - If you drop this menu-box and select the highlighted option, you can play against CPU to practise your skills or get to know the game.
Orange box - Spectate ongoing games. You will be few hands behind the live play (to prevent cheating, duh).
Green box - Replay list. All the games you play are stored as links which can be shared and viewed. Copy/paste to share or click to view.
[ Getting started ]- Standard Mahjong you need 4 players.
- The game room will show 1:0 / 2:0 if people click on it. First number indicates waiting people, 2nd number indicates the number of people playing.
- A game will automatically launch when four players are 'clicked in'
[ Gameplay notes ]All the buttons are in Japanese, even in game when you want to 'call' tiles or 'win'. Thank god they are written in Katakana so it is easy to memorize them.
| Text | Name | Desc |
| チー | Chii | Call last discarded tile for sequence. Only from your left-hand-player. |
| ポン | Pon | Call last discarded tile for three-of-a-kind from any player. |
| カン | Kan | Call four-of-a-kind from your hand or on a last discard from any player. Upgrading an already called pon is possible if you draw it yourself. Press the tile on your right corner. |
| リーチ | Riichi | Declare reach/ready. Your hand is concealed and waiting for the winning tile. Tsumo / Ron button will light up when you can win. |
| ロン | Ron | Declare win on a last discard. |
| ツモ | Tsumo | Declare win on a self draw. |
| パス | Pasu | Ignore/pass chii, pon, kan etc. To ignore a riichi/tsumo/ron, simply discard a tile. |
[ Useful links and information ] Learning Mahjong -
http://www.japanesemahjong.net/mahjong-rules/gameplay/Mahjong hands -
http://www.japanesemahjong.net/mahjong-rules/yaku/ Main site -
http://tenhou.net/ Mahjong on Tenhou -
http://tenhou.net/0/?L4739 (Online flash-based client in browser and our lobby)
[ Last words ] 
- Don't be afraid to play.
We won't rob your money when you lose. If you play more you can get better in no-time.
- Watch the series: 真雀鬼, Akagi or Saki if you want to become badass at Mahjong
(protip of Pesco & TranceHime) ((Or just for amusement))
