How to Play Japanese Mahjong-A Guide to Basic Gameplay

[@OneofEvil]

I love that you put Akagi in the thumbnail cuz it’s exactly why I came here you legend

[@OneofEvil]

Great tutorial

[@GameEscape]

Thanks, man. If it helps people get into the game, I am glad. Once you learn Mahjong, it offers a lifetime of entertainment.

[@kunalshetkar153]

Me too😅

[@supernomiya5648]

@@kunalshetkar153 what name the anime

[@ZachArriya]

@@supernomiya5648 Akagi

[@evinos9310]

I love how literally every mahjong tutorial is atleast 20-30 min long but Nangou san just teaches Akagi in 5 minutes and he somehow knows literally evry single yaku

[@erikoomen6462]

I know right lol

[@tally7478]

"Aight, kiddo. I'm gonna teach you the basic of Mahjong."
"Okay."
**5 minutes later**
"Haha, Daisangen go brrrrrrrrr"

[@Beefboss72]

Technically, he didn’t know sanshoku and seven pairs yet

[@6464I]

Instructions unclear, I got into 1,6 billion yen debt... But seriously, I can't thank you enough, really don't know how come I didn't get it earlier but thanks to you I understand it now!

[@GameEscape]

Glad you found the video helpful. Hopefully you will enjoy playing Mahjong in the future!

[@djennings802]

my friends dragged me into a "friendly" match of mahjong soul completely blind cause they wanted a fourth now after my defeat im learning the game to take my revenge

[@TheSquidPro]

Why not right now? You'll never take true revenge on your friends, never putting your life on the line in countless meaningless fights.

[@BritishGamingReal]

@@TheSquidPro what

[@saucyjellyblobs6142]

@@BritishGamingReal akagi reference

[@Aliosar22]

How did it go?

[@margon9181]

@@TheSquidPro Based Akagi enjoyer

[@ticherlp]

Thank you 100% in Yakuza here I come

[@GameEscape]

No problem. Enjoy Yakuza! One of the best series out there.

[@therumbonator2502]

I tried playing it at one of the bars and sucked so bad lol

[@x1a0ch0u9]

exactly

[@akira.592]

prep before akagi, thanks!

[@penguindrummer973]

Same but I don’t understand shit

[@ayaanshaikh1103]

This should've been the first ep of akagi lol

[@KiraHunter12]

You forgot another exception to the “Triplets and pair” rule: 13 Orphans. That one is 13 unique tiles save for a single pair

[@kyur3813]

It's been a while since I had the opportunity to play Mahjong in any form (at the table or in a video game). I started playing Yakuza 0, but I'm not very far at the moment, yet I knew that playing Mahjong is one of the optional activities within Yakuza 0, and in fact I was looking so much forward to it that I asked a friend of mine who finished Yakuza 0 when I will be able to play Mahjong. I looked up some gameplay videos of Yakuza 0's Mahjong to see if it's actually good, then somehow stumbled over your 3-part video game series on Mahjong -- and now I'm here. The refresher on the rules is definitely appreciated, thank you ! One point of critique though: After explaining the tiles, I would have shown a table with the game fully set up, then the basic turn structure of players taking and discarding tiles, so absolute newcomers get an idea what the game's flow and core structure is. Anyway, I tried to find a good modern version on Steam (I played Four Winds Mahjong years ago), but could not find one on Steam. There is apparently one, but its presentation is too heavily leaning on its anime presentation to my personal taste. Is there another good Mahjong on Steam that I might have overlooked, or can you know a good website where I can play it online ? Thanks ! :) PS: I was surprised you did not mentioned Four Winds Mahjong in your video game series !

[@lancewier8998]

there is also mahjong soul

[@Alejandro-dl3kd]

Also, i heard that the majhong from yakuza games is busted in the wrong way, making It hardder that other versions for no reason

[@pandabon2269]

That's the same exact reason I'm here lol. Why does mahjong have to be so complicated 😭

[@MrEliabe777]

Thank you man. Greetings from Brazil.

[@TheOnlyOOKS]

Thank you for making this, very nice and concise. Great links in the description too!

[@CrazyDoodEpicLeaves]

Yes, I came here because of Akagi, love how you put him in the thumbnail as well.

[@Nick-zl5xf]

This was super useful for me. I’ve played Chinese mahjong a lot but when I watched Akagi I was super confused about the riichi specific rules

[@lifegiver2048]

POV you want to understand kaiji part 3

[@thechugg4372]

POV he didnt explain the point system so you still have no idea whats going on and the characters are looking for....

[@Beefboss72]

@@thechugg4372 For Kaiji part 3, they only go mangan and above, so the scoring system isn’t really relevant at all. Mangan is 8000, then there’s, 12000, 16000, etc. For Akagi, they always tell you the value of the hand, so there’s no reason to learn fu and the scoring system just to read those

[@yokrammusic]

Loved this thank you for the explanation and resources in the description!!

[@yaolifeng8204]

This was so helpful, thank you~

[@GameEscape]

Glad it was useful to you!

[@legendhero-eu1lc]

Thank you for the video! All of you friends are super awesome! Oh, moments with this video are sad.

[@mantecol_auf_wiedersehen3891]

Excellent video! Thank you and greetings from Argentina 🀄

[@satorugojo6921]

Again, I came here because of Akagi. Also, thanks for the video!

[@mikecoxlong4805]

What inspired me to learn mahjong were the anime series "Saki" and "Akagi"

[@interrupted_reverie]

watching before I start watching akagi

[@GameEscape]

Nice. Akagi's first episode does a fair job of explaining the basics in a short span of time, but having some knowledge ahead of time makes the show way more engaging. In fact, I enjoyed it a lot more when I watched it for a second time after a few years of playing.

[@bertanderny8927]

Excellent vid!

[@MoonbeamBlack]

Thanks for this!!

[@Tha_Pencil]

Pon
Chi (right left)
Closed Kahn

[@KittyHarper]

Anyone else here cos they started the 3rd season of the Kaiji Manga?

[@francescocariaggi1145]

🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Tha_Pencil]

Lmao me

[@migz_8894]

Do you recommend a good Mahjong board to buy?

[@knkn5049]

why i m punished for calling tsumo? if dont have last tile in a discard-pile

[@somam747]

Can someone tell me what is the advantage of ricci

[@GameEscape]

Riichi is its own yaku (winning condition), so if you have a lower value hand, declaring Riichi can allow you to win the hand. It can also be used strategically to put pressure on other players, which is useful if you have multi tile wait. As a beginner, though, I would advise just recognizing when you are in riichi and calling it. You'll then slowly learn when calling riichi is optimal and when it is better to hold off.

[@somam747]

Thanks😲😲😲

[@ayufisher1573]

you can declare to win with any hands(but remember,it doesn't means you can get large points)
but most importantly,your foe will know you are in tenpai,so if they are far away from tenpai,they will withdraw.so riichi can be deterrent for your foe(but it also means you have to deal any tiles in riichi even if it is you dont want to deal,ofcourse you can declare to win if you draw winning tile).

[@sayaka1875]

Anyone playing mahjong soul?

[@GameEscape]

I checked out Mahjong Soul a while back. Seemed competent, but I've personally invested way more time in Tenhou already, so that has remained my game of choice.

[@aguri6991]

I still don't understand how to play..i keep losing every match

[@GameEscape]

Are you playing against real people or playing a video game?

[@aguri6991]

@@GameEscape a video games

[@GameEscape]

@@aguri6991 I did an intro live stream for a viewer a while back going over how to play video game mahjong. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/_qpsy63HZeg/w-d-xo.html. You might find it helpful.

[@aguri6991]

@@GameEscape thank you

[@omegothic]

i came here because of kaiji

[@mujtabaalam5907]

7:01 isn't he waiting on a 1 or 4?

[@stevenliang3213]

Yes, he misspoke his winning tiles

[@Neko_Desu.]

东 (north) 南 (east) 西 (south) 北 (west)

[@eduardoxenofonte4004]

not really, 東 (east) 南 (south) 西 (west) 北 (north)

[@JustChill_1031]

I still don’t understand it…

[@JackKingsley690]

Finally someone with normal eyes explained it

[@Zlee533]

😰

[@TheFeryx]

Very similar to turkish game "okey".