Guide - Counting Suji

Counting suji is a simple way to estimate the danger of any given discard, especially when you have reason to think the opponent has a ryanmen wait. This post will go over how to do it.

Analysis - The Threat of Pao

In this analysis, we'll look at how Houou players react when faced with the threat of Pao. In other words, when one player has called two dragons, and the third is live. We'll also look at what happens when the third is discarded, and see how dangerous it actually is. Is it worth holding the tile so you don't deal into a yakuman, or is a yakuman so rare that you shouldn't worry about it?

Analysis - The Average Houou Game

As an intro to the Houou replay analyses, we'll start by looking at several statistics about the Houou games. How often does a game go to west? How often does a round go to an exhaustive draw? What's the ratio of ron vs tsumo? What's the most times a player has dealt in in a single game? These questions and more will be answered, along with several interesting replays!

Week 11 - Breathing Room

I still have a lot of room to grow. I can see the path forward, but I've barely begun taking steps towards it. What roadblock will await me next?

Replay Review by Myself - Aug 15

This is a self-review of one of my replays. I've been trying new things, and noticed a lot of mistakes while playing the game, so I wanted to go through it in-depth. Maybe it can give you an idea of what to look at in your own replays, too.

Resource - Translated Videos

This is a collection of videos with Japanese content that have English subtitles, dubbing, or live translation. Essentially, content provided by the Japanese Mahjong scene that is viewable without knowing Japanese. If you know of any others, let me know and I'll add them.

Exercise - Exercise

Improving your physical health will also improve your mental game. Plus, you'll live longer, and be able to play more Mahjong! But, how do we find the time to exercise with all that Mahjong? The RCAF has the answer, with an exercise routine that takes 12 minutes or less, with no equipment!

Week 10 - Still Alive

Hello. I've had a rough few weeks, but I'm ready to get back to the Mahjong now. This won't be a normal update, but mostly just an update on what's been going on with me.

All Last Comebacks

It's important to know how big of a hand you need in order to make a comeback (gyakuten) in All Last. I've prepared tables of the common hand scores with what point difference they can overcome when you tsumo them. And of course, I have a tool for practicing them!