Einfache Hände in #Mahjong


We're having a club tournament today, and I'm not doing great
In the last game I went for a yakuless tenpai and missed a 2000 points chankan, because I forgot that was a thing
(It went to a draw, and I was the only one tenpai, so I ended up getting more points, but still)
I think this needs said one more time:
you don’t need to pay to play mahjong.
There are clubs and meetups all around that would be happy to have you join them, whatever flavor you enjoy (American, Riichi, Chinese). You don’t have to buy a seat or be part of a special society. Just play!
https://mspmag.com/shop-and-style/mahjong-renaissance-twin-cities/
Back when I started running the mahjong meetup in 2023 there were several times where only one or two other persons would come. Now we often have 5 tables running with 20 people
I needed a quick win to secure the first place, and that's exactly what I got: chiitoi nomi on North's third discard
In the third game today I was in a comfortable lead in the last round, but then the dealer ronned a haneman and got really close to me
I was planning to get a quick cheap hand, but then the dealer got a kokushi
And then finally I got a quick cheap hand (open ittsuu nomi) finishing second, packed my set and went home
Fun moment at the mahjong meetup today: 3 players in riichi, except me and another player had the exactly same shanpon (AABB) wait, so there was no way either of us could have won