Yellow Mountain Imports Japanese Riichi Mahjong Set Review
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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This is the product review video for the Yellow Mountain Imports Japanese Riichi Mahjong Set.
Great starter set for anyone!
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I got a different set from YMI 2 years ago, an American Mahj set. It arrived on time, no damage, and everything included. Travel bag, racks, wind indicator and coins etc. Excellent company, I intend to get a Riichi and Chinese set from them one day so my family can master each style throughout our lifetimes. Great review, thank you :)
That’s great that you are willing to master the other variants too! Hope our channel will help you with your Riichi journey!!!
This is the first video in this channel that I watched. I'm now gonna watch your Youtubing carrer with great interest.
Thank you!! Haven’t uploaded the past few weeks due to moving, but we are coming back stronger than ever!!!
I got the black set for Christmas and I love it! Now I just need to learn how to play 😅
That’s awesome!! We will be doing a review of the black set in the near future too. A beginner’s tutorial for Riichi Mahjong is also in the works, but in the mean time, feel free to email us at info@riichi-mahjong-central.com for local clubs and recommendations! Hope to play with you one day!
Fun fact: The color of the back of those tiles is similar to the back of the tiles used in Akagi's first match!
That’s a good one!!!
That's true! I was always really curious about what kind of tiles parlours like that would actually be using back in the 50s, and it's likely that those tiles would have actually been bamboo and probably bone or something like urea/acrylic. The tiles in that show use modern tile faces, but that's pretty common for all mahjong manga series regardless of the period they're set it.
I hope I'd be able to participate in any riichi mahjong events once this pandemic is over :(
I'm around the San Diego area
Definitely! Hope 2021 will be the year! We are based in California too, so if you have a club in San Diego, we will definitely visit!
Thanks! This video helped me feel more confident in buying this set.
That’s great news! We have a new review video set up for a new product and should be released in the next few weeks, so please look forward to that one too👍
After watching this I ordered a set off Amazon from YMImports but with the large version tiles vs the standard size. Thanks for making these product review videos. I’d never considered Riichi for my first mahjong set but in part since watching a couple of your videos today I’ve gone this route. I’ve still got a mountain climb in terms of learning the rules but it now begins… Also would you ever consider providing English commentary over Riichi professional matches? I watched two women’s matches where a couple of American pros had English commentary and it was pretty cool. Unfortunately there only seems to be 2 of such videos on RUclips. Anyways thanks for your work!
With the copyright issue, it’s hard to use the actual video and add commentary over it, but we did a few with M-League games where I did the audio only. You just have to play the video link in the description simultaneously!
@@RiichiMahjongCentral Cool, I'll check it out!
My set arrived yesterday. It's my first set, so I've nothing to compare to, but the tiles themselves are very nice. They seem well made, and are consistent with pretty much no defects - if I was to nitpick, one of my 3-sou tiles is a little underpainted, but not a huge issue. They were smaller than I expected, not being familiar with standard sizing, and having only seen the game played with larger tiles, but I think I might like them this way. The tile designs look great, with a two-tone black and maroon colour scheme (with a brighter red for the red doras), although I think I'd have preferred if they included some dark green on the relevant soh and dragon tiles. I love the shade of yellow used on the backs, which is actually pretty close to the one I use in my profile icon!
The other accessories are not of the same standard as the tiles, but are adequate. The case is attractive enough, if not the sturdiest. The trays are cheap moulded plastic, and the one for the dice and points sticks was cracked, but still functional. The dice are irregularly sized and shaped, which would be catastrophic for some games, but Mahjong can get away with it, I think. The points sticks are, again, cheap plastic, with inconsistent paint work, and some sprues still attached - might take an emery board to them to tidy them up a bit.
There are exactly enough points sticks for a 30,000 point game. This is the standard for Europe, as I learned from the included rulebook issued by the European Mahjong Association, which I assume YMI only put in the boxes sold in this region, but was a nice addition.
Overall, for the price, I'd definitely recommend the set. The quality of the tiles, which are the most important factor, more than make up for the shortcomings elsewhere.
Thanks for the great comment! I think others can benefit from this! As for the point sticks, the “modern” color point sticks are becoming the new standard, and as of now, YMI does not have them for sale. If you’re interested in getting those, check out our friend’s site at MJ Stars!
That set looks beautiful! I'm from the Philippines and my friends and I are have been looking for a riichii set with the tenbou sticks. It is crazy hard finding riichii sets here in the PH since Filipino Mahjong uses the Chinese set without the point sticks and without the Red Doras.
I’m glad to hear that you liked the sets! They also sell these sets on Amazon too, so hope you can grab them ;)
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Me too. I also just have a typical Chinese mahjong set that doesn't use any of the tenbou sticks and Red Doras. I agree to what you have said. It would be crazy hard to find a Riichi/Japanese Mahjong set here in the Philippines. What I just did is that I used 4 white popsicle sticks and made my own homemade 1,000 points sticks. :-)
@@P781Channel_Main I had a bit of luck recently and found a vintage Nintendo mahjong set (second hand but in great condition, with complete tenbous) at shoppee ph.
@@daleduragos9436 Ooh. I think its the Yakuman Mahjong set from Nintendo.
@@daleduragos9436 Well, how much did it (at least) cost when you found on the internet? Just want to know.
Thanks for the review! This is the set I'm looking to get since I can't seem to find many other Japanese sets that I wouldn't have to import. Also, that's a great shirt! Can I ask where you got it?
Thank you for the feedback Sophie!! Happy to hear that it was useful ;) This shirt, as well as some other ones I wear during the videos, are custom ones that I made in the past. We have most of the designs on our website, but this one is currently out of stock. We will try to bring this design back, and maybe do some T-shirt reviews too haha
@@RiichiMahjongCentral Awesome, I'll check out the site! I've only been playing for about a week but I've fallen completely in love with the game :)
Welcome to the community!! We also have a video series on strategy tips and are also in the works for a series for beginners! Hope we can play together one day!
For another product review suggestion how about doing one of those fold up mahjong tables on Amazon? I just ordered one with the white plastic borders off Amazon for $180 CDN and maybe others would be interested in your thoughts. Cheers good sir.
Thanks for the idea! It was on the list but we will prioritize it 😁👍
Sweet ive been eyeing this and black sets but wasn't sure about the quality of the tiles ,thx for the vid now I gotta decide if I want the yellow or the black set and learn the game too,hmn 🤔
Great to hear that it was helpful! Starting from next year, we will be releasing a beginner’s guide to Riichi Mahjong video series along with a new text book, so keep an eye out👍
Sure will 😀
And the tiny d6's in there are considered a choking hazard.
True! the small ones in most Riichi sets are convenient but are dangerous to small kids and pets! Always important to be careful of any small objects for sure!
Do you have a source for the larger tiles, say around 33 mm which I think is what most in Japan use. I'm looking for larger tiles or tiles sets.
33s are considered larger for hand shuffle tiles, unless you are looking for automatic table tiles, which are larger in general. Chinese mahjong tile sets are 33 and I’ve played with 36s in the past! You can still use the same tiles for what ever rule but the designs are slightly different.
That being said, I don’t have any sources for those size other than your regular online sites. Maybe Yellow Mountain Imports has more now?
@@RiichiMahjongCentral You're right about the size. I play Cantonese style with 40mm tiles. They are great. I'm not looking for the mag. tiles used in tables, but the 23mm are just too small. I'll keep looking though :)
Let us know if you find any Japanese tiles for that size! Curious!
Bro, can you try getting one of those Washizu tiles sets, like, three-fourths of the tiles are transparent? And I also would like to see you guys play with the Washizu set. (Just don't use blood for points.)
That’s a great idea! It’s been hard trying to find a new set, but a used one might be good enough😅
This is nice but I want the Final Fantasy XIV mahjong set because that game got me into mahjong lol
We will review it if we can get one😂
@@RiichiMahjongCentral that would be so good !!
We will try to find one once we have enough funds from our Patreon supporters! Can’t thank them enough!
We will try to find one once we have enough funds from our Patreon supporters! Can’t thank them enough!
the music is way too loud, I can barely hear you
Thank you Niko for the feedback! Some of the earlier videos we made had these issues, and we have been more aware of the leveling since then👍 Appreciate it!
Never did the back set huh?
Hi there! Yellow Mountain said they would send the black set too, but never did😅 It should be the same tiles, just black, but if there are more people who wants us to do the black tile set Review, we will do it💪
Thats fair XD
Is it Acrylic or Melamine?
The description that I found said it was melamine👍
It is!!!!!
I’m so happy, cause my family we love to play mahjong it has been one of our beloved hobby. Every night when everyone’s boredom intrude upon their mind, we will set up a table to play mahjong
Yeah that’s awesome! I wish my family members all played too😭 For now, it’s with my extended Riichi family😁
Music is really annoying
Thank you for the feedback! We were editing the early videos with a cheaper speaker and have since upgraded our gear, so the overall balance should be better for new videos👍
@@RiichiMahjongCentral thanks for the response. I like your videos
Thanks! We are trying our best, and feedback will be key for our continued growth👍