Latino here - same I want to learn because where I live 90% of population is asian and when I goto casino I feel left out. So only one way to learn, try it out.
@@lukethewall interesting. I've heard of other techniques for that. Plus it helps to keep you communicating with others, even if you are a quiet person, you are listening. Plus walking if going to the park or parlor.
Yes indeed it is even though it is still confusing to me to start or really play the game however it is a simple and better leading viddeo than another Majon Video post. I have seen (so far)
You're a life savior!!! lol We don't play mahjong in Chile (at least I don't know anybody who does) but I've just bought a set from ebay. I was getting dizzy with all the explanations on youtube, but this video is pretty clear. Thank you very much!!
holy shit this is such a good explanation, it doesn't dumb down the game into some kind of american version but at the same time it's so easy to understand, thank you so mkuch for making this videoI owe you my LIFE 🙏🙏🙏
I'm half Chinese and have fallen asleep to the sound of my mom and her family members play mahjong, but i never learned how to play and we moved away from my moms side of the family. So shes stopped playing. My brother and my dad havent bothered to learn to play with her and shes always trying to get my brother and dad more into her culture since we're more so involved in my dads side. Growing up like this, i am now 15 and i have a pretty okay relationship with my mom. She taught me so much and has told me everything shes had to sacrifice for us. So here I am at 3:54am studying the history of mahjong and how to play so my mom doesn't feel so alone. Thanks for this video :)
get involved in her culture before it's too late, you don't realize how important it is until you have your own children and realize you have nothing to teach them.
@@PIVfirestarkproducon I actually am involved I'm both my cultures, I've always been able to speak Cantonese and Mandarin due to the fact that half my family can barely speak English. I love all my cultures and I even wear qipao's that my uncle gets me for my school dances :) But being half black and Half Asian means I'm "not ___ enough" for anyone. So I try my best to embrace it more outside of my home. I've been bullied countless times for it and honestly I've stopped caring but I feel bad for that, almost like I'm neglecting my identity. So I do everything I can to embrace my cultures.
I am a college student in china. i love mahjong. it 's fun.the most important thing is u can chat with ur good friends for a whole night when playing mahjong.
@@Eebers I think it depends on the rules that you are using. In Japanese Mahjong, the white dragons are not painted in green, so needs green dragons to instead.
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My brother and i learned how to play when he was playing yakuza. We had to have more points than the cpu in 3 rounds. It was a lot more difficult to win compared to when i played without points with family.
Is there any easy way of remembering all the different Mahjong hands and their point values? The base game itself is very simple and straightforward but remembering all those hand types and the points associated with them can be very intimidating.
There are official small-sized, printable cheat sheets out there that you can hand out to every player or another way is to start out with very basic win conditions (I call them Yaku as I play the japanese Riichi variant but overall it brings the point across). As you play more games, you naturally see Yaku more often and remember them the natural way but you can also add more Yaku into your personal mix time by time. I began with 3 to 4 Yaku in the beginning and remembered almost all after two weeks of playing, the rest I added out of personal interest and it doesn't take much effort that way c: But I can relate to how the whole list of Yaku feel daunting as a beginner. it's like "...I have to remember all of them!?" but it really isn't the case, just relax and have fun. It's a game for everyone o/
as a hong kong chinese, i refuse to involve anything about mahjong since my young age, coz i thought it was low class, noisy, vulgarly, basically it is gambling for grassroot people, 屋邨八婆, etc... how did i know this is a social requirement back then, colleague had no common interest with you, not gonna to invite you to their house, so now i end up with no social life. lol kid, if you are watching, learn it
Thank you! I’m confused about where you begin the draw of the tiles and which direction the first pull by the dealer of 12/13 tiles. Then where you begin the drawing for game play.
Grew up on this game. Loathed the American version, and never got into Richi. Always played old style HK, with fan/laak scoring. Not as fast as the street guys in HK, or at Ugandan Omweso speeds, but they can't play backgammon at my speed, so we're even. It's a good, fun, closed system game.
I also loathe the American version. I tried to play it a couple of times. It was boring AND it gave me a migraine! Those annual cards seem like such a scam. You just sit around waiting for tiles to match the card. I’m sure there’s more to it than that, because I have friends who love it, but this Chinese competition version is the one we’ve been playing for years, and it’s taught really well in this video. I’m going to use it now that I’m vaccinated. It’s literally the first thing I said after my second shot. Now we can play mahjong!! I’m going to send this link to my neighbors and say, learn this. And I’ll take care of the complicated shuffle/deal until they’re ready.
Thank you for this. I knew there were those words in majong. But most of the majong videos I looked at only gave me the 4 sets of 3 and a pair. And I thought there was the 4 tile one too, but most videos don't say that. I knew they were for points or like poker where 1 hand is higher than the other. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I'm trying to teach my family how to play. We've been talking about learning since my sisters and I were kids because of the "Joy Luck Club" movie! Peace!
I can buy the sailor story, I have family who are live-aboard sailors and any kind of game with tiles instead of cards (dominoes etc) is still popular in shipboard life due to wind and water resistance...
Ok. So everything about yaku, furiten and so on are not used? That makes this alot easier. This was the kind I learned from the start. Thanks for actually putting a name to the style. 🙂
I think I've ever saw this type of games Mahjong, but the difference is that my mom played on the phone. The game my mom played called Fun Tiles. Almost like Mahjong but you have to find three match pictures. It's a strategic game.
The story of the sailor sounds legit. Wind would blow cards away or a swaying deck would slide too much. They have magnetic cards now that stay stable on a matt, but then again you could just have these.
I learned to play the Chinese version when I lived in Hawaii. Since then I've learned the American version but will always prefer the Chinese or original game.
That is pretty cool. The emerald backs to your deck are quite exquisite. Looks fun, although still complicated. It was a missed opportunity not to have mahjong in Shenmue. They had the parlor and the tables, just did not have it playable. Sad really.
1.What happnes when you “kang” and left with a last tile? 2. Can you only Kang when a player throw from the left of you or can you do it wherever like pong? 3. When is it aloud to pong, kang or chi? Is it right after the leader throw his/her first tile at the start of the game or is it when every one has picked up their first tile from the first draw wall and tossed their first tile?
1. I'm not sure quite what you mean with this, but if I'm understanding correctly; when you gang/kong, you take from a small set of discarded tiles at the beginning, called the "dead wall". These tiles are not used in the hand, basically so you can't be 100% sure what tiles are in the game. 2. You can do it whenever you want; basically if it's matching the same number and suit, you can call anytime, but if it completes a sequence, it's only the player before you. 3. You can start pung, kong, and chi right on the first discard. Anytime someone discards is eligible.
The pair matching game is a totally different game. It’s just a solitaire game using the Mah king time set. It’s the same as having a deck of cards. When your friends come over, you can play poker or gin rummy. But when you are alone you play solitaire. It’s really hard to find a good computer version of the competition Chinese Mah Jong. Believe me, my friends and I have been searching for years! We all live in different countries now and we keep trying to find ways to play over the internet. A couple months ago we tried over Skype. It was ridiculous!
Word of advice for beginners: *NEVER* try to play mahjong with 3 other people *with money* especially in the *Taiwanese* version of the game *unless you COMPLETELY understand how the game actually works in the scoring and strategies.* Money is scored in terms of Tais for all winning hands in the Taiwan Mahjong and one can actually win from at least around 30 Tais to *even over a hundred Tais for crazy high winning hands.* Imagine how much money you lose for one game if suppose the payout is $1 USD per Tai, for example, and someone won a hand with 100 Tais..........
Thank you for making this video. Do you know of any apps or programs where I could practice with? Most games are just the matching tiles for some reason, it wasn't till I met a roommate from China in college that I even knew you could play an actual game with people with it.
Very nice instructional Mahjong learning video. though is still confusing to me it give a little better understanding of this game. now I only wish I can find some people to play with in life instead of theory.
Keep the tiles at your side of the wall hidden because you don't want the other 3 players know what you have. But what's the purpose of opening up the sets? Is it a rule that you have show your sets? Because I would prefer to hide it and recombine the tiles later.
Ningbo in Zhejiang province China is one probable origin of the game. There is a Mahjong Museum there. It is essentially a Rummy game and saying I'm playing Mahjong is like saying you are playing poker because their are so so many variations but you don't and I don't play for money because "Why do I want to lose money?" and be in debt and have to pay it back by Chinese New Year. :D
Can you win if you have two Gongs (or Kongs or Gangs whatever you wanna call them) and two Pongs with no pairs? Or the pair is a must. I mean 2 Kongs=8 Tiles 2 Pongs=6 tiles, so 8+6=14.
when you zimo, never put the tile into your own hand before or after you call it. Always make a distinction between that and your own hand. Tradition is that you can be accused of cheating if you do so.
starting for 4:05 (Playing for money rules, which they are) Both wins were illegal. If you call Gin (hu le) declare a win, you must dump your hand on the table and set the winning tile aside. Why? because how you won matters during the calculation. If your hand can only win with 1 tile. That is a point. If you put that tile into your hand and then declare a win, or declare a win then put the winning tile in your hand and then show. There is no way of proving which tile you won with. Going back and saying which one is bad ettiquette. Gambling halls sometimes will simply declare you as Xiang gong which means you're a dead duck in the water that must continue the hand but cannot win.
Hmmm not the way we pick seats, we cover East south north west, stack them everyone stand in each corner, one player roll the dice, whichever side is pick the player pick the first tile being start and counter clockwise, if a player picked east, he or she will be able to pick where ever they wanna be seated and south will be on the right side and so on. But again this is the Hongkong style, lots of style out there.
In the version I play which is very similar to this, each time you 'gang' everyone has to pay you immediately depending on what the amount is set to prior to the game starting. You can also win if you manage to 'gang' all your sets.
This actually helps. I am not Chinese, but this seems like a really interesting game.
It is, learn it! I'm obsessed
@Travis uuuu
Latino here - same I want to learn because where I live 90% of population is asian and when I goto casino I feel left out. So only one way to learn, try it out.
Nowaday some elders in UK started to play MJ coz preventing Dementia.
@@lukethewall interesting. I've heard of other techniques for that. Plus it helps to keep you communicating with others, even if you are a quiet person, you are listening. Plus walking if going to the park or parlor.
This is the best and easily the simplified explanation on how to play and in just 5 mins! Thank you so much for this video!
Yes indeed it is even though it is still confusing to me to start or really play the game however it is a simple and better leading viddeo than another Majon Video post. I have seen (so far)
Couldn't win, Luckily i met a very smart kid to play for me and he got rid of the 3 million yen debt that i had, If you know you know.
I came here because I just started watching akagi and I want to understand 😂
@@Mark-gf7ps Well I watched this before Akagi
Lmaooooo
I like how concise this is, good quick explanation that never feels like its dragging
Yes I agree.
You're a life savior!!! lol We don't play mahjong in Chile (at least I don't know anybody who does) but I've just bought a set from ebay. I was getting dizzy with all the explanations on youtube, but this video is pretty clear. Thank you very much!!
holy shit this is such a good explanation, it doesn't dumb down the game into some kind of american version but at the same time it's so easy to understand, thank you so mkuch for making this videoI owe you my LIFE 🙏🙏🙏
"sometimes involve money..."? Are you kidding, it's always about money!
If there's no money, the game is boring....
@@junehebe Very true
Because they mostly Played In Chinese New year
@@duckyducky8912 nah, we play it as a past time.
Wow after watching this video I think I can play and make some money
Damn! This editing is fire 🔥🔥🔥. This video was really well done.
One of the best instruction video's on Mahjong!!!
Thank you! Happy playing!
I've long wondered how mahjong actually worked, I've only ever played the mobile version where you match pairs to remove them.
Yeah that's called mahjong solitaire, which much like cards solitaire is the game for when you have cards but no one to play with.
I don't really play Mahjong solitaire. If you an avid poker or bridge player, Mahjong is always another great card game to learn.
It’s more in depth but the the basic rules well laid out.
Yo you got a PS4
Can you share the more in depth rules?
Sooooo many videos out there not doing a great job at teaching this. This video is clear, concise, AND entertaining. Awesome
Yes!.. Absoulutly true
I'm half Chinese and have fallen asleep to the sound of my mom and her family members play mahjong, but i never learned how to play and we moved away from my moms side of the family. So shes stopped playing. My brother and my dad havent bothered to learn to play with her and shes always trying to get my brother and dad more into her culture since we're more so involved in my dads side. Growing up like this, i am now 15 and i have a pretty okay relationship with my mom. She taught me so much and has told me everything shes had to sacrifice for us. So here I am at 3:54am studying the history of mahjong and how to play so my mom doesn't feel so alone. Thanks for this video :)
get involved in her culture before it's too late, you don't realize how important it is until you have your own children and realize you have nothing to teach them.
@@PIVfirestarkproducon I actually am involved I'm both my cultures, I've always been able to speak Cantonese and Mandarin due to the fact that half my family can barely speak English. I love all my cultures and I even wear qipao's that my uncle gets me for my school dances :) But being half black and Half Asian means I'm "not ___ enough" for anyone. So I try my best to embrace it more outside of my home. I've been bullied countless times for it and honestly I've stopped caring but I feel bad for that, almost like I'm neglecting my identity. So I do everything I can to embrace my cultures.
I thought of learning mahjong a long time ago and today i stumble upon this video. Thank you sir
YES.. the same here. Very nice instructional mahjon video.
Best description Iv seen on TH-cam thank you so much!
thats for this video! i finally understand the game! now i need to find some people to play with
Yes me also Where do I find them?
Would you make a skit of these four playing an example game? It'd be hilarious and educational!!!
this is so well made that it really inspires you to watch those movies mentioned and just dive into this obsession
Best tutorial yet. Thanks
I am a college student in china. i love mahjong. it 's fun.the most important thing is u can chat with ur good friends for a whole night when playing mahjong.
I think the pair in the All Green hand at 4:26 should be green dragons and not white dragons.
Doesn't it work either way?
@@Eebers I think it depends on the rules that you are using. In Japanese Mahjong, the white dragons are not painted in green, so needs green dragons to instead.
@ 5:13 That is Mr. Cheung Shun Jing who owns Biu Kee Mahjong in Hong Kong. It is one of the makers of handmade Mahjong-sets.
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Aweosme video I learned so much from a short a sweet video. Can't wait to get back into it.
Play game twice weekly love it just have learned counter clock wise and tiles to the right.
My brother and i learned how to play when he was playing yakuza. We had to have more points than the cpu in 3 rounds. It was a lot more difficult to win compared to when i played without points with family.
Thats a different game called Riichi, the rules are not the same of chinese Mahjong. But yeah that substory is really hard 😄
Is there any easy way of remembering all the different Mahjong hands and their point values? The base game itself is very simple and straightforward but remembering all those hand types and the points associated with them can be very intimidating.
Same, that's the part I still don't understand.
There are official small-sized, printable cheat sheets out there that you can hand out to every player or another way is to start out with very basic win conditions (I call them Yaku as I play the japanese Riichi variant but overall it brings the point across). As you play more games, you naturally see Yaku more often and remember them the natural way but you can also add more Yaku into your personal mix time by time. I began with 3 to 4 Yaku in the beginning and remembered almost all after two weeks of playing, the rest I added out of personal interest and it doesn't take much effort that way c:
But I can relate to how the whole list of Yaku feel daunting as a beginner. it's like "...I have to remember all of them!?" but it really isn't the case, just relax and have fun. It's a game for everyone o/
I learned this games when I was in third grade. It's not that hard. Btw, if you started playing, you'll know the rules and how to convert to points.
write it down on a piece of paper and staple it to the wall? idk
Superb instruction! Thank you so much.
as a hong kong chinese, i refuse to involve anything about mahjong since my young age, coz i thought it was low class, noisy, vulgarly, basically it is gambling for grassroot people, 屋邨八婆, etc...
how did i know this is a social requirement back then, colleague had no common interest with you, not gonna to invite you to their house, so now i end up with no social life. lol
kid, if you are watching, learn it
best explanation ive watched so far!
You can also look for an anime called Akagi, thats based solely on Mahjong and its really good
I just came here so I can understand the rules and be able to apreciate akaji and kaiji's mahjong arc better
I used to play this on my computer back in 2001 🤣
Thank you! I’m confused about where you begin the draw of the tiles and which direction the first pull by the dealer of 12/13 tiles. Then where you begin the drawing for game play.
I love how at 1:28 they make the bottom mahjong knock the top one out of place upon entrance.
But why
Grew up on this game. Loathed the American version, and never got into Richi. Always played old style HK, with fan/laak scoring. Not as fast as the street guys in HK, or at Ugandan Omweso speeds, but they can't play backgammon at my speed, so we're even. It's a good, fun, closed system game.
I also loathe the American version. I tried to play it a couple of times. It was boring AND it gave me a migraine! Those annual cards seem like such a scam. You just sit around waiting for tiles to match the card. I’m sure there’s more to it than that, because I have friends who love it, but this Chinese competition version is the one we’ve been playing for years, and it’s taught really well in this video. I’m going to use it now that I’m vaccinated. It’s literally the first thing I said after my second shot. Now we can play mahjong!! I’m going to send this link to my neighbors and say, learn this. And I’ll take care of the complicated shuffle/deal until they’re ready.
Where can I buy the set used in this video it’s exactly what I’m looking for!!!!!
Love this game never played it but seems like dominoes and poker much respect to the game
May I know where you got that tile set? xD It's beautiful
Where do you get those specific mahjong tiles with the translucent teal back, they look so good!
Those are the classic one you can juy on the internet.
Y'all this is the best tutorial ever and the players are like actor love em. Hahaha
Thank you for this. I knew there were those words in majong. But most of the majong videos I looked at only gave me the 4 sets of 3 and a pair. And I thought there was the 4 tile one too, but most videos don't say that. I knew they were for points or like poker where 1 hand is higher than the other. Thank you!
Damn. Thought they had to fight to the death if peng and chi was called at the same time
Thank you so much! I'm trying to teach my family how to play. We've been talking about learning since my sisters and I were kids because of the "Joy Luck Club" movie! Peace!
Such a well made video!
Your shirt is the coolest shirt I’ve ever seen
I can buy the sailor story, I have family who are live-aboard sailors and any kind of game with tiles instead of cards (dominoes etc) is still popular in shipboard life due to wind and water resistance...
Ok. So everything about yaku, furiten and so on are not used? That makes this alot easier. This was the kind I learned from the start. Thanks for actually putting a name to the style. 🙂
Easier but that means people simply call tiles left and right. There’s no point in making more expensive hands because those rules don’t exist
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Came here cus I been watching AKAGI and I gotta understand the game to enjoy the series even more.
So its like gin rummy, only with more cards and bonus cards?
I learned about this game while reading the book called the joy luck club and it seems really cool
I think I've ever saw this type of games Mahjong, but the difference is that my mom played on the phone. The game my mom played called Fun Tiles. Almost like Mahjong but you have to find three match pictures. It's a strategic game.
Nice Video, very well explained ! Thanks a lot , now I understand better how this game works :)
The story of the sailor sounds legit. Wind would blow cards away or a swaying deck would slide too much. They have magnetic cards now that stay stable on a matt, but then again you could just have these.
I really want to learn because I love the sound of them hit each other .
Playing Chinese Mahjong is good for the brain and it will not degenerate too early
Bos, semangat terus bikin kontennya! Walaupun kontennya lama, tapi selalu menginspirasi orang buat mai
I learned to play the Chinese version when I lived in Hawaii. Since then I've learned the American version but will always prefer the Chinese or original game.
00:34 I noticed the lady in red and the guy in black, arent they the landlord couple in Kungfu Hustle?
They've been in a lot of Chinese comedy movies!
That is pretty cool. The emerald backs to your deck are quite exquisite. Looks fun, although still complicated. It was a missed opportunity not to have mahjong in Shenmue. They had the parlor and the tables, just did not have it playable. Sad really.
Didn’t expect to hear about Shenmue here 🤣 I loved nagai industries in Shenmue
@@ethanellis9875 I can not remember my exact favorite place, but the town and surrounding area where he grew up at are my favs
thanks! maybe I'll play with fam this weekend!
5:26 The old man was so focused he had to keep his goggles on
can we get a cantonese version of this? maybe even a dubbed one?
Sounds more bad ass with Canto
1.What happnes when you “kang” and left with a last tile?
2. Can you only Kang when a player throw from the left of you or can you do it wherever like pong?
3. When is it aloud to pong, kang or chi? Is it right after the leader throw his/her first tile at the start of the game or is it when every one has picked up their first tile from the first draw wall and tossed their first tile?
1. I'm not sure quite what you mean with this, but if I'm understanding correctly; when you gang/kong, you take from a small set of discarded tiles at the beginning, called the "dead wall". These tiles are not used in the hand, basically so you can't be 100% sure what tiles are in the game.
2. You can do it whenever you want; basically if it's matching the same number and suit, you can call anytime, but if it completes a sequence, it's only the player before you.
3. You can start pung, kong, and chi right on the first discard. Anytime someone discards is eligible.
How come when you download the apps, it's a matching game, not what this is?
The pair matching game is a totally different game. It’s just a solitaire game using the Mah king time set. It’s the same as having a deck of cards. When your friends come over, you can play poker or gin rummy. But when you are alone you play solitaire. It’s really hard to find a good computer version of the competition Chinese Mah Jong. Believe me, my friends and I have been searching for years! We all live in different countries now and we keep trying to find ways to play over the internet. A couple months ago we tried over Skype. It was ridiculous!
I really wanna play mahjong but i dunno how but this explanation helps me to understand it. And now I knew that it is not really hard to play mahjong
Mahjong is fun and additive
Word of advice for beginners: *NEVER* try to play mahjong with 3 other people *with money* especially in the *Taiwanese* version of the game *unless you COMPLETELY understand how the game actually works in the scoring and strategies.* Money is scored in terms of Tais for all winning hands in the Taiwan Mahjong and one can actually win from at least around 30 Tais to *even over a hundred Tais for crazy high winning hands.* Imagine how much money you lose for one game if suppose the payout is $1 USD per Tai, for example, and someone won a hand with 100 Tais..........
0:37 the pair for all green is wrong,the usable dragon in all green should be the green dragon,not white.
Thank you for making this video. Do you know of any apps or programs where I could practice with? Most games are just the matching tiles for some reason, it wasn't till I met a roommate from China in college that I even knew you could play an actual game with people with it.
I don't know of any apps or programs to play Chinese competition mahjong, but you can play Mahjong Soul if you want to play Japanese mahjong.
Very nice instructional Mahjong learning video. though is still confusing to me it give a little better understanding of this game. now I only wish I can find some people to play with in life instead of theory.
can you make an in-depth guide on it I'm tired of looking countless hours at videos that are different versions of the game.
Where did you get that set! It’s beautiful
Is sequence also for example 4 5 6 or always 1 2 3?
I love Mahjong
Keep the tiles at your side of the wall hidden because you don't want the other 3 players know what you have. But what's the purpose of opening up the sets? Is it a rule that you have show your sets? Because I would prefer to hide it and recombine the tiles later.
Good video
Dude your sleeve looks sick, where did you get it?
can you claim a 4th tile as "Kong" if your 3-of-a-kind is already exposed from a previous "Pong"?
Ningbo in Zhejiang province China is one probable origin of the game. There is a Mahjong Museum there. It is essentially a Rummy game and saying I'm playing Mahjong is like saying you are playing poker because their are so so many variations but you don't and I don't play for money because "Why do I want to lose money?" and be in debt and have to pay it back by Chinese New Year. :D
Thank you I learned a lot
This helps. My parents play A LOT against other people for money. I want to take part lol.
Go get em!
For real one day I'll get 100% in every Yakuza games 😤🔥
Wow you are best
I love mahjong. Time pass by so fast playing mahjong. Only if work hours is this fast.
谢谢，学懂了，这次过年就赢个首付回来
How do you win with a pong tho? Cuz you need 4 triples?
Are you referring to sets of 4 kongs? According to step 8 on wikihow, you need three of 3-4 sized clusters plus one pair.
www.wikihow.com/Play-Mahjong
4 pongs (3x4) and 1 pair of eyes (2) total will be 14tiles so you can win
Where can I get the table top
I could learn the whole game from just the thumbnail
those tiles look nice
Can you win if you have two Gongs (or Kongs or Gangs whatever you wanna call them) and two Pongs with no pairs? Or the pair is a must.
I mean 2 Kongs=8 Tiles 2 Pongs=6 tiles, so 8+6=14.
When you have a gong, you can draw one more tile from the wall to add into your set, to replace the extra tile
The pair is a must. (AAAA), (BBBB), (CCC), (DDD) , (PP). See, 16 tiles in total.
How many tiles in the deck
I think a form of Ye Zi Pai is still being played in Korea.
I need friends to play this, I've been playing it solo🥺 nobody even knows what it is over here
when you zimo, never put the tile into your own hand before or after you call it. Always make a distinction between that and your own hand. Tradition is that you can be accused of cheating if you do so.
starting for 4:05 (Playing for money rules, which they are)
Both wins were illegal.
If you call Gin (hu le) declare a win, you must dump your hand on the table and set the winning tile aside.
Why? because how you won matters during the calculation. If your hand can only win with 1 tile. That is a point.
If you put that tile into your hand and then declare a win, or declare a win then put the winning tile in your hand and then show.
There is no way of proving which tile you won with. Going back and saying which one is bad ettiquette.
Gambling halls sometimes will simply declare you as Xiang gong which means you're a dead duck in the water that must continue the hand but cannot win.
All green hand @ 0:36 is incorrect with white dragon pair when it should be a green dragon pair... js
Where do you get the 3 other people?
More confused now than before, wanted seaside escape and got this. After I throw mahjong in the trash I won’t have either.
Hmmm not the way we pick seats, we cover East south north west, stack them everyone stand in each corner, one player roll the dice, whichever side is pick the player pick the first tile being start and counter clockwise, if a player picked east, he or she will be able to pick where ever they wanna be seated and south will be on the right side and so on. But again this is the Hongkong style, lots of style out there.
I’m curious though - does geng only make extra points? Or are there variants where you can win with it?
In the version I play which is very similar to this, each time you 'gang' everyone has to pay you immediately depending on what the amount is set to prior to the game starting. You can also win if you manage to 'gang' all your sets.