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2 Dec 2019

Replay Review #5

Today's replay review will be a little different - I'll be walking through one of my own recent games and providing commentary on my own choices and thought processes. You can view the replay for yourself here.

10 Nov 2019

Tenhou is Making You a Stronger Player – Here’s How

There is a common perception among certain circles that those that primarily (or exclusively) play mahjong on web clients such as Tenhou, Mahjong Soul, or Sega MJ, whether by choice or lack thereof, are somehow of a lesser breed than those who are fortunate enough to be able to play mahjong with real tiles. There are a number of reasons behind this belief, and some of them are even valid to a degree, but ultimately such elitism is completely unwarranted. Here's why - and strap yourself in, this is going to be a long ride.

14 Jul 2019

Replay Review #4

Today's replay review was requested by eggcage, who was 1-kyuu at the time. The review is brought to you by Corak, Tenhou 7d and runner-up in the Mahjong Soul Catfood Bowl Tournament. You can view the replay yourself here.

9 Feb 2019

Replay Review #3

Our next replay review is something a little different - a houou lobby game from starfire, one of our resident 7d players, and brought to you by Niko and Feng, two of our other resident 7d players. In addition to identifying mistakes, this review will also comment on some finer points that our reviewers feel would be beneficial for tokujou players to pay attention to.

9 Jul 2018

Replay Review #2

Since publishing our first replay review, we've received lots of requests for more! We're really glad to see people jumping on board. However, in order to avoid cluttering up the front page of the site with nothing but replay reviews, future reviews will be published here so watch that space for updates. In the meantime, please feel free to keep requesting reviews through the request form - players of all levels are welcome!

With that out of the way, our second replay review will examine a replay from jonathanasdf, who was 4d R1720 at the time. This review was brought to you by Benawii (Tenhou 7d).

22 Jun 2018

Replay Review #1

Today we bring you what will hopefully be the first of many Tenhou replay reviews, performed by our expert panel of wonderful volunteers. If you would like feedback on your games, please fill out this form. We welcome replays from players of any level!

This first installment is brought to you by xGeo (6d on Tenhou) with additional commentary by Feng (7d). The replay is from a 4d R1814 tokujou player.

16 Mar 2018

Rules for Riichi

Riichi - it's the name of the game, and one of the most powerful weapons available. Judging when to declare riichi is one of the most important aspects of push/fold strategy. Today's lesson will present some statistics, courtesy of Meaning's latest book 「統計学」のマージャン戦術 (Toukeigaku no Maajan Senjutsu).

8 Nov 2017

Toitoi Dash

You may have heard of the toitoi dash - it's the hot new meta, popularized by zeRo and his new book 0秒思考の麻雀 (Zero-byou Shikou no Maajan), and it's taking the mahjong world by storm. This article will explain what it's all about.

9 Jul 2017

Application of Block Theory – Part 2

So you've got five blocks now, the right number of blocks to form a winning hand, but you're still not tenpai yet. What do you do? Does it even matter? It certainly does - read on to find out more.

1 Jul 2017

Application of Block Theory – Part 1

By now I'm sure you've learnt about five block theory and how it works, but how do you actually apply the theory to determine what's the best tile to discard? How do you make your decisions systematically and consistently?

Today's lesson is taken from Hirasawa Genki's よくわかる麻雀の勝ち方 (Yoku Wakaru Maajan no Kachikata).