Mahjong Techniques Explained #5

[@M3rtyville]

there are some things I knew from previous videos and general experience but the thing with the 2457 shape and 1334 who discarding 2 and 7 or 1 and 3 can make for the former 3 and 6 and for the latter 2 and 5 more dangerous. It makes sense when I reflect back what I discarded when I had these when I didn't need most of the things in this shapes. But never took it into account on my opponents' discards.

[@azer67]

Very high quality video! I learnt a lot with this one, and thank you for the book recommendations!

[@pungkwon1884]

Always excited to try executing new mahjong concepts after every new upload!

[@ervincoconut]

this is honestly an amazing video and very informative. keep up the good work!

[@naileddownslug]

Thank you.

[@silencesls7967]

tbh, I’ve heard about aida yonken before, but I didn’t take it too seriously because I didn’t think it makes statistical difference, which turns out it did. There are so many discard reading techniques that I am not sure which one to trust/emphasize on. 😢 iirc sotogawa is still effective and relatively simple for me to catch on, so I’ve mostly been using only that.

[@Angel33Demon666]

So if we’re discussing the expected value of the ‘analog’ or the ‘digital’ play style, which yields better results overall?

[@Xanxust1]

It's difficult to answer this question because there's no way to measure which one gives "better" results.
The best pro players usually combine both digital and analog playstyles. Digital = learning about theories, analog = learning about exceptions.

[@randomduck145]

Are there any PDF versions of the book recommendations? too lazy to go buy books

[@Xanxust1]

Can be found here: repo.riichi.moe/library.html#mahj-strat
(warning slight NSFW image in the bottom left)

[@randomduck145]

thanks :)

[@Bruniaru]

is the 1 3 discard only unique to 13, 79 or can it apply to every pair of numbers 2 apart?

[@Xanxust1]

Applies to every pair of numbers 2 apart, just make sure to distinguish if they are dealt from the inside out or from the outside in.