One of the few videos that actually explains how to break the wall in all areas and doesnt just skip over or roll in a way that doesnt account for if the piers are mixed. I dont usually set them aside but I dig it!
There aren't any red fives in a Chinese set like the one shown at the beginning of this video. From 0:52 onward though, that''s a Doman set which does have them.
Correct. Chinese Mahjong does not use the four red "dora" tiles (the one red "wan"/character #5 tile, the two red "pin"/dot #5 tiles, and the one red "sō"/bamboo #5 tile). Only Japanese/Riichi Mahjong uses these red dora tiles, as a variant which replaces one of the fives from each suit (wan, pin, sō) with a red five tile. These red dora tiles allow the holders to try to form hands that use them to score bonus points. Some variants will use both of the red pin tiles, and replace two regular pin tiles instead of just one, but I've heard this is rare. The original red dora tiles were just two red pin tiles, hence why two of them are included in Japanese Mahjong sets. Some games, however, will not use any of the red tiles. It's all dependent on which house rules or tournament rules you're using. Chinese, Hong Kong, and American Mahjong sets do not have red dora tiles at all, because the whole concept of dora (including dora that are revealed from the dead wall section of the play area) is exclusive to Japanese/Riichi Mahjong. Chinese and Hong Kong Mahjong, instead of using those four red dora tiles, always use the normal #5 tiles in every suit. They also use four "flower" tiles. (Japanese/Riichi sets typically include only four season tiles for use in some variants of Riichi Mahjong, if I'm not mistaken. I don't think they include the flower tiles.) American Mahjong uses the Chinese/HK tiles plus eight "joker" tiles. The only other difference that I'm aware of is that Hong Kong sets are typically heavier and typically have larger tiles than the other versions. Sorry about the wall of text, but I just kept editing to add more. XD
One of the few videos that actually explains how to break the wall in all areas and doesnt just skip over or roll in a way that doesnt account for if the piers are mixed.
I dont usually set them aside but I dig it!
There aren't any red fives in a Chinese set like the one shown at the beginning of this video.
From 0:52 onward though, that''s a Doman set which does have them.
Correct. Chinese Mahjong does not use the four red "dora" tiles (the one red "wan"/character #5 tile, the two red "pin"/dot #5 tiles, and the one red "sō"/bamboo #5 tile).
Only Japanese/Riichi Mahjong uses these red dora tiles, as a variant which replaces one of the fives from each suit (wan, pin, sō) with a red five tile. These red dora tiles allow the holders to try to form hands that use them to score bonus points.
Some variants will use both of the red pin tiles, and replace two regular pin tiles instead of just one, but I've heard this is rare. The original red dora tiles were just two red pin tiles, hence why two of them are included in Japanese Mahjong sets. Some games, however, will not use any of the red tiles. It's all dependent on which house rules or tournament rules you're using.
Chinese, Hong Kong, and American Mahjong sets do not have red dora tiles at all, because the whole concept of dora (including dora that are revealed from the dead wall section of the play area) is exclusive to Japanese/Riichi Mahjong.
Chinese and Hong Kong Mahjong, instead of using those four red dora tiles, always use the normal #5 tiles in every suit. They also use four "flower" tiles. (Japanese/Riichi sets typically include only four season tiles for use in some variants of Riichi Mahjong, if I'm not mistaken. I don't think they include the flower tiles.) American Mahjong uses the Chinese/HK tiles plus eight "joker" tiles. The only other difference that I'm aware of is that Hong Kong sets are typically heavier and typically have larger tiles than the other versions.
Sorry about the wall of text, but I just kept editing to add more. XD