Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Analysis - Wait Win Rates by Row

Previously, we looked at the wait win rate of every riichi hand. This time, we'll look at the wait win rate of every riichi hand, separated by row.

Monday, July 13, 2020

Analysis - Sotogawa Effectiveness by Turn and Tile

We've talked about sotogawa before, but the exact effectiveness and extent wasn't really clear. Does a 4 discard create sotogawa tiles? How late can a tile come out before not counting for sotogawa? I dug into the Houou replays hoping to answer these questions.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Analysis - Wait Win Rates in Riichi Hands

I ran through 1.2 million Houou replays and checked the wait of every riichi hand, as well as whether it won or was furiten. Let's see the results!

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Analysis - Tile Deal-in Rates by Live Suji

Suji counting is a good strategy for estimating the danger inherent in cutting a non-suji tile. But, how much of an effect does each dead suji have? Let's check out some data from the Houou replays.

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Interesting Replays

Doing analysis on the Houou replays sometimes results in some strange discoveries. I'll add to this list whenever I find one.

Monday, May 11, 2020

Guide - Defense Techniques: Kuinobashi

Kuinobashi is a method for identifying a dangerous wait in an open opponent's hand. We'll go over the technique, as well as look at some data from the Houou replays to see if it has statistical merit.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Analysis - Tile Win Rates in Riichi Hands

In this post we'll look at how often players win on each tile, and how that changes based on their discards, early discards, riichi tile, and the dora indicator.