Monthly Archive: November 2019

China Caps 2019 IORMC Individual Tournament

The individual portion of the 2019 International Online Riichi Mahjong Championship (IORMC) played out this weekend with China player Li Mingyao dominating the final rounds. More on that in a moment. Indonesia, Argentina, Brazil,...

Play by Play: Orasu

These play by plays are less in-depth strategy discussion and more like a collection of thematic tales, some with a moral twist. I’m a Geoffrey Chaucer-type traveling through a world of yaku and players,...

RR Cooks! One Pot Pork & Pumpkin Stew

Welcome to RR Cooks! Mahjong players come from a vast range of backgrounds with a variety of skills. But one thing we can all agree upon is good food! Everyone eats, and we all...

Mama Jong: An Apology

I got a lot of hate from my last article so I decided to take a step back and think what I had said. The conclusion I came to was that in this internet...

IORMC 2019 Team Results

The 2019 International Online Riichi Mahjong Championship (IORMC) has played through the team tournament portion this last weekend. Team Australia has made a strong presence this year, placing a solid first through (mostly) consistent...

Play like a Pro

Quietly (but steadily now) the Japan Professional Mahjong League have been uploading videos recorded with Jenn and Garthe giving lessons in English from JPML professionals! There are four videos currently uploaded to Youtube with...

Riichi’s Elevator Pitch

The constant struggle to teach. That really should be Riichi Mahjong’s byline. As Sisyphus pushed his stone up the hill, we also push our boulder up a hill of impenetrable vocabulary, rules, and manners,...