Tonari no Riichi

Just an update on how I'm doing in Janryuumon. I'm letting tenhou rest for a while. My stats are somewhat stable right now, and I expect them to continue that way. I wish I could have the same stats in tenhou.

And win.
Only menzen, aim for yaku, win a perfect game.

【12】 1位(+71.0) [般南喰赤]
牌譜: http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011032100gm-0009-0000-eb6c7ee5&tw=3

Yeah, well, and let's also abuse our shimocha who doesn't seem to know what a yaku even is.







Yeah, yet another new account.

I was watching Kaji's broadcast today and managed to join him for two games. I couldn't really do much of anything. Even though it was tonpuusen, and I like to think of tonpuusen as one of my fortes, but... I don't know, I was too much of a coward to go ahead with some hands, and I also felt it was embarrassing to deal in publicly, so I kept folding hands, even when I had nothing to fold with! But, all in all, it is fun. I'll try to loosen up a little for next time. Anyways, the replays.

takutei = Takunori Kajimoto pro

【37】 3位(-28.0) [般東喰赤]
[2011/03/10/般東喰赤] A:poison02(+6.0) B:xkime(-28.0) C:takutei(-43.0) D:落とし玉(+65.0)
牌譜: http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011031002gm-0001-7850-xab46a653f971&tw=1

【38】 3位(-20.0) [般東喰赤]
[2011/03/10/般東喰赤] A:ろんどん(-36.0) B:takutei(+48.0) C:xkime(-20.0) D:古川凱章(+8.0)
牌譜: http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011031003gm-0001-7850-x925e50560823&tw=2

Right after that, I played a freeroll tournament in Dragon Kong, EMA rules, and I managed to hit first! I also got a Haitei with a 4p tanki, and a Shou San Gen (w/ryanmen wait). I had some lucky hands, and I managed to only deal in once, to a 1000 points hand, which later on ended up making another guy and I tie for first place in the first match. w



So, now, I have some money in there too. And no way to withdraw it, of course.

Hey there, guys. As some of you may know or may not know, I translate stuff from time to time, mainly mahjong theory from different parts of the interweb. I decided to share with you a couple of links, where you may read them, along with other incredible articles.
Chances are that if you know this blog, you already know those sites, but still.

Puyo's guide for leveling up in tenhou:

http://reachmahjong.com/en/2011/02/introducing-puyo/
http://reachmahjong.com/en/2011/02/beginner-tile-efficiency-incomplete-set-taatsu-theory/
http://reachmahjong.com/en/2011/03/important-complex-shapes-part-1/

Tile efficiency:

http://www.osamuko.com/2010/10/15/tile-efficiency-101-part-1/
http://www.osamuko.com/2010/10/29/tile-efficiency-101-part-2/
http://www.osamuko.com/2010/11/13/tile-efficiency-101-part-3/
http://www.osamuko.com/2010/12/08/tile-efficiency-101-part-4/
http://www.osamuko.com/2010/12/13/tile-efficiency-101-part-5-climaxing/

Guidelines for calling tiles:

http://www.osamuko.com/2011/02/04/concealed-vs-exposed/

Guidelines for playing with shuugi or chips (as in Jansou mode):

http://www.osamuko.com/2010/10/18/how-to-get-better-at-jansou-mode/

The right mindset to level up in tenhou:

http://www.osamuko.com/2010/12/04/pechorin-style-doctrine/


Be sure to read all of it, and enjoy. Also, I may take on very specific requests, so if you have an article that would interest me enough to translate it, let me know.

I think today all of us tenhou players should take a while to say:

CONGRATULATIONS, ASAPIN

On achieving Tenhou rank. Yeah.

I normally don't like to kan to a riichi, but...



I didn't have many safe tiles, if any at all, and the only way to go was either to discard whatever few suji there were (not always completely safe) or to go on. Obviously, I couldn't discard 6s, so I decided to kan, maybe expecting to draw a safe tile or to keep myself from being the haitei or something.



Well, that is some dumb luck right there. Tsumo.




Also, I have been getting lucky on 3p.

Insta-win:



Kazoe Yakuman:

At first, I thought you were only allowed to play five games, so I just kinda...



01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010818gm-0001-10011-0f6cf32f&tw=1
2位 xkime(+1.0) 壇ふみ踏んだ(+67.0) hogeta(-45.0) 魂魄妖夢(-23.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010818gm-0001-10011-fd599532&tw=0
3位 xkime(-16.0) 魂魄妖夢(+43.0) hogeta(+5.0) オガノルート(-32.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010818gm-0001-10011-3959a9d5&tw=1
4位 xkime(-32.0) kerobou(+46.0) west3040(+8.0) オガノルート(-22.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010818gm-0001-10011-3f1febbd&tw=0
1位 xkime(+41.0) ドクターフック(+11.0) hirosikg(-20.0) mao_y(-32.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010819gm-0001-10011-0e97f2cf&tw=2
1位 xkime(+55.0) 屋根裏の加藤鷹(+6.0) 南場(-16.0) hirosikg(-45.0)


Then, I realized you can play as many as you want, and only the last five are computed. orz
So, I would try to make up for the first games, until I dealt into a toitoiz... twice. And it's a shame, because if I didn't get last in that game, I would have ended up with a neat score in the end. On the other hand, I played like shit the whole tonpuusen, but in my defense I was very drowsy since the first tonpuusen.

01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010819gm-0001-10011-466f7c0a&tw=3
2位 xkime(+5.0) 魂魄妖夢(+49.0) おば⑨(-35.0) janki(-19.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010819gm-0001-10011-8ca4ecb1&tw=1
4位 xkime(-41.0) decdce(+48.0) （＾・ω・＾）凰(+12.0) †十字†(-19.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010820gm-0001-10011-cec85dc4&tw=1
2位 xkime(+17.0) （＾・ω・＾）凰(+49.0) †十字†(-15.0) decdce(-51.0)
01/08 牌譜 般東喰赤 http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2011010819gm-0001-10011-466f7c0a&tw=3

Then I realized that if I was to play again, I would be basically deleting my first places, and seeing that I didn't get any sleep, and that I'm not using my computer as it died, and the flash player's tiles are so difficult to see, I'm not likely to take first place again, so I decided to call it a day, because let's face it, I wasn't going to win anything from the beginning. The winners will be those who collected a few wins and a yakuman, and the winner of it all will be the one who wins with Shou Suu Shii + Tsuu Ii Sou. So, whatever, I'm happy enough to be in the possitive side.
And, finally:



If I was any more awake, I would keep playing until I get 5 straight wins, but alas.

Sometimes the game shows me some indulgence with some awesome hands






But some others, it just feels like it's seriously trying to fck me over.








And I have also been watching some of Houou's people's matches, and I gotta say... they get better starting hands than me.




In case you're wondering, he did draw 3m only a few draws later, but he had already folded his ankou of South to a riichi, so yeah.

Finally I caught a break and things started going normal again. Sometimes, better than normal...



It was like I couldn't stop winning.

After my turn as dealer ended, I just sat back and played safe for the rest of the hanchan. Everyone else scored minus. Gawd, do I love it when luck is on my side.

I'm beginning to feel the serious difference between 上級　and 特上。 There's always tenpai in the sixth discard. And while folding to a riichi, I always deal into a silent mangan/haneman (I have a natural talent for dealing in with the takame for sanshoku). If I didn't get haneman in my deal turn, I would be losing a lot more.

Being careful backfires. Being offensive backfires. I don't know what to do. I don't know how to adjust my game to the table. I just discard everyone's winner no matter what I do. Especially while in riichi. And I normally riichi with ryanmen or more.

I mean, fck, 上級 was so easy.

12/27 | 牌譜 | 特南喰赤 | http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2010122705gm-0029-0000-49f1d5eb&tw=3
1位 D:xkime(+45.0) A:ギンオ(+11.0) B:ＥＬＭＯ(-22.0) C:nanamomo(-34.0)

12/27 | 牌譜 | 特南喰赤 | http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2010122705gm-0029-0000-fa944c20&tw=1
... 2位 B:xkime(+16.0) C:macallan(+54.0) D:擬似連宝燈美(-15.0) A:kazuma76(-55.0)

12/27 | 牌譜 | 特南喰赤 | http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2010122706gm-0029-0000-06e090fc&tw=1
1位 B:xkime(+53.0) C:ddvdf

My tremendous luck:



Net draw, I drew 7m and dealt into North's concealed Hon Itsu for a mangan.