Thank you very much for making this kind of content. It's more fun to play a game like mahjong when you are always learning new things, but it's very hard to find intermediate and advanced content in English.
Thank you very much as well! Learning new things is fun! Now I understand the need for high-level content. I decided to make many advanced videos in addition to beginner videos. Please look forward to them!
Thank you very much for this intermediate video. It's so hard to find content (lessons) that isn't aimed at beginners in english, so it's really difficult to know how to improve past master rank.
I actually feel like I'm getting better at Mahjong with this tips. Lately I'm playing Mahjong Fight Girls and it helps me a lot (especially because the matchmaking usually gives me 3rd to 6th Dan opponents) Thank you so much
Thank you very much as well! I’m sorry I’m not familiar with Mahjong Fight Girls, but I think the chart in the video would work well except for the 4th criterion. The 4th criterion is made for Mahjong Soul or Tenhou because of their 4th punishable rule. In the Mahjong Fight Girls, I guess eliminating the 4th criterion or adding some adjustment based on its rule works well more.
This is great help. Currently very stuck at about 75% through Expert3 and have been hovering there for awhile. I definitely struggle with push judgment, as I tend to fold a lot.
Thank you for creating something like this! I am still confused why the first practice question 8 bamboo is safer to throw than 3 pin. I've watched your folding strategy video but still dont understand.
Hi , i was wondering what makes 8s a safer discard than 3p? because i dont see the suji like (5s?) in the discard pile. learning a lot from your videos!
@@MahjongSamurai Sorry, but I have to disagree with your judgment. I think 3p is safer than 8s: 3 single wait: This is unlikely because he would have a side wait with 4, but the opponent discarded 4 afterward, so this case won't apply. 3 shanpon wait: This is also unlikely because he would have a 334 shape with 4, and since he discarded 4, this case won't apply. 24 closed wait: This may happen. 45 side wait: This may happen. 12 edge wait: This is unlikely because I would choose to discard 1 instead of 4 in a 124 shape to keep flexibility when drawing a 5. So, in total, with 8s, we have 8 single waits, 8 shanpon waits, 79 closed waits, and 67 side waits, which makes 4 cases. With 3p, we have 24 closed waits and 45 side waits, which makes 2 cases. Thus, 3p is safer.
I have 2 questions: 1. I would assume that if you're dealer the han score requirement goes down by 1? 2. Do you highly consider the dora? like if it's a terminal or honour tile you should lean towards push and if it's a tile between 3-7 you should lean towards fold
Thank you for your great questions! 1: I’m afraid not. It’s true that when you are dealer, you should push more, but its effect is small, like 0.5 point or less. Whether you are dealer or not is a minor adjustment factors. 2: Yes, but it is also a minor adjustment factor. Dora is very cost-effective. Therefore, when your waiting is Dora, the win rate decreases slightly. As you pointed out, 3-7 Dora's winning rate tends to decrease than terminal or honor Dora. But its effect is not big, like 0.5 point.
Does the push fold judgement only apply when an opponent call a riichi? Or does it also apply for calling the riichi yourself? Like calling a riichi when you only have 1 han from the riichi sounds risky since it locks you into your hand.
Thank you for your question! This judgment explained in this video is applied only for the case when an opponent calls Riichi and you are 1-away. Not for your Riichi decision. Basically, when you can declare Riichi, you should Riichi even if 1-han! Riichi is a very powerful action! Believe in Riichi! In many cases, Riichi increases the expected value. When multiple conditions below are met, considering the option of not Riichi also comes into play. ・bad wait(ex. Kanchan, Penchan) ・1-han ・12-18 turns ・high risk of falling to 4th place by Riichi
Thank you for your question! As you mentioned, "folding" in mahjong is different from poker. In mahjong, folding refers to giving up on forming a winning hand and discarding tiles that are less likely to deal in to opponents.
Woah, great lesson. I would love to see a video about reading other's hands basing on their discards Normally when I get a good closed hand against a riichi I prefer doing a damaten (黙聴) You are doing well with you channel, prosperity for you♥️
Wow! Your comment makes my day! Thank you for your request! I will make a video about Reading in the future! Please forgive me for taking the time to make it. The reading technique is so high-level one and it requires many basic techniques like tile efficiency. After making these basic technical videos, I’ll make it. Damaten can be a good choice if these conditions met. ・Your wait is in the opponent’s discards（Genbutsu-machi） ・Hand score is more than 5200 without Riichi ・1st place in South-3 or South-4 Riichi is so powerful action that I would recommend using Riichi without these conditions.😉
Thank you very much for making this kind of content. It's more fun to play a game like mahjong when you are always learning new things, but it's very hard to find intermediate and advanced content in English.
Thank you very much as well! Learning new things is fun! Now I understand the need for high-level content. I decided to make many advanced videos in addition to beginner videos. Please look forward to them!
This video was very helpful, thank you!
Thank you very much for this intermediate video. It's so hard to find content (lessons) that isn't aimed at beginners in english, so it's really difficult to know how to improve past master rank.
Thank you for your feedback! I decided to make more videos that will help Master rank players to be Saint Rank.
I actually feel like I'm getting better at Mahjong with this tips. Lately I'm playing Mahjong Fight Girls and it helps me a lot (especially because the matchmaking usually gives me 3rd to 6th Dan opponents)
Thank you so much
Thank you very much as well!
I’m sorry I’m not familiar with Mahjong Fight Girls, but I think the chart in the video would work well except for the 4th criterion.
The 4th criterion is made for Mahjong Soul or Tenhou because of their 4th punishable rule. In the Mahjong Fight Girls, I guess eliminating the 4th criterion or adding some adjustment based on its rule works well more.
I would love a video on scoring, it is still really hard to understand! Your videos are amazing and I am definitely getting better by watching. ❤
I really appreciate your feedback! I will try to make more easily understandable videos!
That's so great! I've only had vague ideas of when to fold, when to push. Now I can actually use systematic methods to make the decision! Thank you!
Thank you as well! I’m so glad to hear that!
This is great help. Currently very stuck at about 75% through Expert3 and have been hovering there for awhile. I definitely struggle with push judgment, as I tend to fold a lot.
Thank you for the comment! I believe you will be Master in no time with this push judgement. Good luck!
@@MahjongSamurai I indeed did reach Master in no time. Thanks for the great presentations. This really helped.
@@Bigwigrah07 Wow! Congratulations! I’m so glad to hear that!! 👍
Thank you for creating something like this! I am still confused why the first practice question 8 bamboo is safer to throw than 3 pin. I've watched your folding strategy video but still dont understand.
Thank you for your question! And sorry for I did not explain the detail in that folding video. It is because, fundamentally, safety levels are 3-7
One funny thing is to reach tenpai by calling riichi tile and win on their next discard. As a little bonus, calling prevents ippatsu.
Very cool 😎
Thank you very much!😄
Hi , i was wondering what makes 8s a safer discard than 3p? because i dont see the suji like (5s?) in the discard pile. learning a lot from your videos!
Thank you for your question! And sorry for I did not explain the detail in that folding video. It is because, fundamentally, safety levels are 3-7
@@MahjongSamurai Sorry, but I have to disagree with your judgment. I think 3p is safer than 8s:
3 single wait: This is unlikely because he would have a side wait with 4, but the opponent discarded 4 afterward, so this case won't apply.
3 shanpon wait: This is also unlikely because he would have a 334 shape with 4, and since he discarded 4, this case won't apply.
24 closed wait: This may happen.
45 side wait: This may happen.
12 edge wait: This is unlikely because I would choose to discard 1 instead of 4 in a 124 shape to keep flexibility when drawing a 5.
So, in total, with 8s, we have 8 single waits, 8 shanpon waits, 79 closed waits, and 67 side waits, which makes 4 cases.
With 3p, we have 24 closed waits and 45 side waits, which makes 2 cases.
Thus, 3p is safer.
I have 2 questions:
1. I would assume that if you're dealer the han score requirement goes down by 1?
2. Do you highly consider the dora? like if it's a terminal or honour tile you should lean towards push and if it's a tile between 3-7 you should lean towards fold
Thank you for your great questions!
1: I’m afraid not.
It’s true that when you are dealer, you should push more, but its effect is small, like 0.5 point or less. Whether you are dealer or not is a minor adjustment factors.
2: Yes, but it is also a minor adjustment factor.
Dora is very cost-effective. Therefore, when your waiting is Dora, the win rate decreases slightly. As you pointed out, 3-7 Dora's winning rate tends to decrease than terminal or honor Dora. But its effect is not big, like 0.5 point.
Does the push fold judgement only apply when an opponent call a riichi? Or does it also apply for calling the riichi yourself? Like calling a riichi when you only have 1 han from the riichi sounds risky since it locks you into your hand.
Thank you for your question!
This judgment explained in this video is applied only for the case when an opponent calls Riichi and you are 1-away. Not for your Riichi decision.
Basically, when you can declare Riichi, you should Riichi even if 1-han! Riichi is a very powerful action! Believe in Riichi! In many cases, Riichi increases the expected value.
When multiple conditions below are met, considering the option of not Riichi also comes into play.
・bad wait(ex. Kanchan, Penchan)
・1-han
・12-18 turns
・high risk of falling to 4th place by Riichi
What is folding though? It's not like poker where you can muck your hand. How do you fold? Thanks
Folding in mahjong is when you stop building your hand for a win and instead focus on discarding tiles that would not make any of your opponents win
Thank you for your question! As you mentioned, "folding" in mahjong is different from poker. In mahjong, folding refers to giving up on forming a winning hand and discarding tiles that are less likely to deal in to opponents.
Woah, great lesson. I would love to see a video about reading other's hands basing on their discards
Normally when I get a good closed hand against a riichi I prefer doing a damaten (黙聴)
You are doing well with you channel, prosperity for you♥️
Wow! Your comment makes my day!
Thank you for your request! I will make a video about Reading in the future! Please forgive me for taking the time to make it. The reading technique is so high-level one and it requires many basic techniques like tile efficiency. After making these basic technical videos, I’ll make it.
Damaten can be a good choice if these conditions met.
・Your wait is in the opponent’s discards（Genbutsu-machi）
・Hand score is more than 5200 without Riichi
・1st place in South-3 or South-4
Riichi is so powerful action that I would recommend using Riichi without these conditions.😉