Saki
Do You Actually Play Mahjong?
| This show is about Mahjong and for the ones who never played it before, it can get very confusing, do any of you understand the stuff they talk about in here? Edit: Poll Fixed. |
VinhsterrrApr 8, 2009 12:39 AM
| Is it that hard to pick up a few guides from the internet? It's easy. |
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| You screwed up the poll. ;) And yes, I play mahjong. Not as frequently as I'd like to (my RL friends aren't really into it), but occasionally. |
seishi-sama said: You screwed up the poll. ;) And yes, I play mahjong. Not as frequently as I'd like to (my RL friends aren't really into it), but occasionally. Oh I did? >.< I was actually in a hurry and rearranged the options. I thought the choices were reasonable, but guess I should have added an option that said 'I play often' or something. Darn the no edit button. >:| |
Vinhthehero said: seishi-sama said: You screwed up the poll. ;) And yes, I play mahjong. Not as frequently as I'd like to (my RL friends aren't really into it), but occasionally. Oh I did? >.< I thought the choices were reasonable, but guess I should have added an option that said 'I play often' or something. Darn the no edit button. >: Wasn't that "I play frequently" in the poll title supposed to be an option? |
| After seeing the show, I wanna try playing. I found this video tutorial for anyone who wants to learn. Hope this helps! http://mahjongtime.com/intro.html |
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seishi-sama said: Vinhthehero said: seishi-sama said: You screwed up the poll. ;) And yes, I play mahjong. Not as frequently as I'd like to (my RL friends aren't really into it), but occasionally. Oh I did? >.< I thought the choices were reasonable, but guess I should have added an option that said 'I play often' or something. Darn the no edit button. >: Wasn't that "I play frequently" in the poll title supposed to be an option? Yes, I suppose so, I guess it was mislabeled or something. Maybe a moderator can change the options. |
| I learned Mahjong after watching Akagi, but I won't say I'm any good. |
| I know some of the terminology and basic playing but that's pretty much it. Can't read or manipulate hands yet. Actually, now that i think about it, i don't know how to setup a game either since the programs i play with does it all for me lol. |
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Faust721 said: I know some of the terminology and basic playing but that's pretty much it. Can't read or manipulate hands yet. Actually, now that i think about it, i don't know how to setup a game either since the programs i play with does it all for me lol. I tried finding a program to play Mahjong with, but most of them are just the Mahjong Solitaire versions, which is obviously not the same as the Mahjong played in the anime. |
| ive been playing since i was 8 and im 20 now and the japanese terms are wtf |
| I remember when i was little i used to see a whole bunch of my relatives gather around in the living room and play mahjong on weekends. It was hella noisy and impossible to do or watch anything without the obnoxious noise of mahjong pieces moving around. Well to me it never felt that interesting cause i guess to me it feels like what old people play when they got nothing better to do. No offense to those who actually play it though heh. |
| I play riichi mahjong quite a lot. I'm still shit. |
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| http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/mahjong/mahjong_e.html Japanese riichi mahjong, single player. This game pretty much does everything for you, including counting and telling you when you can riichi, kan, pon, chii, ron, tsumo, furiten and some other terms I barely recognize. Very addictive, to say the least. Also, regarding that 70 fu 2 han 40 fu 3 han deal in episode 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_scoring_rules and finally :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_yaku You need yaku to be able to declare victory. I now believe I can enjoy Saki as intended, as a hardcore mahjong anime. |
| I seriously wanna play Mahjong after this. |
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Hato-kun said: I seriously wanna play Mahjong after this. Same tough I need to learn it before xD. It look fun and it's the kind of game I like to play |
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| I fixed the poll and added the 'I play frequently' choice for those who do play. |
kuroshiroi said: http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/mahjong/mahjong_e.html Japanese riichi mahjong, single player. This game pretty much does everything for you, including counting and telling you when you can riichi, kan, pon, chii, ron, tsumo, furiten and some other terms I barely recognize. Very addictive, to say the least. Also, regarding that 70 fu 2 han 40 fu 3 han deal in episode 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_scoring_rules and finally :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_yaku You need yaku to be able to declare victory. I now believe I can enjoy Saki as intended, as a hardcore mahjong anime. LoL! It's freaking addictive. My best so far is a tsumo Haneman (7 fan). That was GG. 12000 ten from each player and you only start with 25000 ten. Thanks for the best flash game ever, at least something to do at school. :D |
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| I used to play it on... I think it was NES if not Sega Genesis. Never knew what I'm doing; not interested. |
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| My vote was "never played before". But i always wanted to play it. I just learned yesterday (thanks MiKu214 for the tutorial link). Now i need to learn the japanese style. Thanks Kuroshiroi for the links. This may help me. |
Anime ga daaaai suki!!! Computer Engineering. Japan is awesome!!! |
| I play Japanese mahjong quite a lot, both online on Tenhou and with friends. I managed a pretty awesome dealer 9-han (baiman) hand once, but I wouldn't say I'm particulary good. 8kyu rank on Tenhou. :p Mahjong anime are so much more awesome if you actually play the game. |
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| I managed to get a non-dealer (iirc, it was more than a year ago) yakuman once (with kokushi muso hand). I usually go for some high scoring hands, so I either win big or lose big. :) I'm kinda reluctant to play on Tenhou though...even with multiple guides available in English, I'm still afraid to screw up. XD |
| Tried Hong kong version of Mahjong and I liked it, I might try the japanese version if I have the chance to. |
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| I grew up playing this game with my family nearly weekly, so I play fairly frequently. Only issue is that the rules are slightly different than the style I play (Hong Kong Style), so it takes just a little while for me to adjust, but most of the aspects are about the same. (If there's a duplicate of this message, it's because the dormitory internet is a bleeding pile of dung). |
FallenHope said: You're on the Saki discussion board, did you think we were talking about the matching sets pyramid game? :)when u say mahjong as in the chinese way of playing with 4 people around a table right? |
| My best yet. :D Tsumo, Baiman. 4000-8000 ten each. http://i44.tinypic.com/2dubhy0.jpg Damn, missing 2 points for the highscore list. >_< |
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| I've been wanting to learn for a while but never did. Mostly because my parents don't know how... Although my dad knows how to play go. ): |
    There is nothing in this world more ugly than imperfection |
| never played before but after watching I would like to learn i'm going to use the links provided here to attempt to pick it up ^.^ |
| ~May you continue being the Messiah.... |
| My Grandma is a tileshark hardcore hustler (among old ladies :P) and she is my mahjong sensei. I'm pretty good if I must say so myself. Japanese mahjong is essentially the same as Chinese, but the scoring is different. I'll pick it up before the show is over tho. (Riichi is a pretty fun rule to play with, though I must admit ;)) |
| I play a lot with friends and relatives. Taiwanese, Chinese, American and jap style. |
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chibuki said: same...only people like my Grandma and Grandpa knew how to play this without fail.I used to play it on... I think it was NES if not Sega Genesis. Never knew what I'm doing; not interested. |
AkaKizuato said: Yes I do play Mahjong. Taiwanese and Guangdong Mahjong, but not Japanese Mahjong. I can understand mostly on what they're doing in Saki but not the scoring scheme. I have to read the Japanese scorings. It's pretty much the same as Guangdong Mahjong though same here:P |
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| My parents taught me Chinese/Taiwanese Mahjong, but I forget it and I've never played it at all. But the Japanese version seems so cool >.< |
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| Yes, I play mahjong. But it's not the Japanese kind though, I play the cantonese version. |
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| I <3 mahjong and I could take you all on :P |
| i rarely have the chance to play, but i've played both 13 and 17 tiles. hardest part for me is scoring, which i just leave to others, easiest being tile counting and elimination in the end game granted, i haven't started watching the anime yet, but i feel like for a lot of these types of anime (hikaru no go, shion no ou, etc.), not knowing the game doesn't undermine the character development and the sense of urgency at all. i never played shogi in my life but still enjoyed shion no ou a great deal. |
| besides the one that comes on windows vista? nope, no idea how to play. i barely even win the matching one. |
| Never played, never will. No interest in it at all. I'm watching this show cuz it's cute, not for the game (same as I watched Shion no Ou for the story and Hikaru no Go for the development). |
kisami said: besides the one that comes on windows vista? nope, no idea how to play. i barely even win the matching one. Matching mahjong :: mahjong = solitaire :: texas hold'em |
| My friends and I know how to play, but not how to score... so we all pay a buck if the winner draws from the wall and two bucks if your discard gives mahjong.... Every once in a while, I pick up a book and try to figure out the scoring rules and give up. |
| HELL YEAH |
juunMay 13, 2009 10:50 PM
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| Never in my entire life. I'd love too now that I've watched Saki. Though, I can't really understand much of what's going on. |
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| I play net mahjong daily on Tenhou.net and Toupai-ou.com I never played in real life yet, because I don't like HK rules, and there is no place(yet) to play riichi mahjong in this little country. I recently was about to buy a set what I saw in a store, but you need 4 people to play and I don't know that many people. |
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| Never played it, but I saw it once in real life and it looks interesting but very difficult. So I might try it one day, but on the moment rather not.. |
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| playing mahjong against the computer or online is very different than playing mahjong irl. it kicks it up a notch on a psychological level |
| HELL YEAH v2.0 |
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