Ask Mama Jong: Orasu
Mama, some players in our group regularly choose to go out with a very cheap hand when they are last place in orasu, cutting off other players who are playing for higher placement. How...
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Mama Jong: 7 signs you’re in a MLM
Mahjong—innocent pastime or sinister scam? Mama Jong, investigative journalist, takes a deeper look. We all think we’re way too smart to be caught up by a MLM or multi-level marketing scam, often also known...
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...
Mama Jong: Open Letter to Mahjong
This week I read an open letter to Europe. I did not know that was a thing we could do! Writing unbidden without questions?! Revolutionary! I am surprised that the MSM of Riichi Reporter...
Ask Mama Jong: Catering
I’m running a tournament this summer. What’s the most important thing for me to make sure it’s perfect for happy players? Aha! This is a question people often get wrong. Nice, clean sets? Nope!...
Mama Jong: The Long Night
Last night was a bloodbath for me at my last tournament. Dealer tsumo mangan, sambaiman and I threw into an obvious half flush. All I got was a Riichi nomi hand. I never even...
Mama Jong: Blessed are the Tournament Organizers
Dear Mama Jong, I’ve just organized a tournament and I feel run down and defeated about it afterwards. What did I do wrong? Post Tournament Organization Stress Disorder, or PTOSD as it is more...
Mama Jong: Quiz Time!
Dear Mama Jong, I really love mahjong a lot. But how much is too much? I’ve started canceling on friends so I can continue my tenhou grind to 1st dan, and all my disposable...
Ask Mama Jong: Elitism
Mama Jong, I want to learn riichi mahjong and lots of my friends play, but they always make excuses when I ask for a lesson. What’s up? You know what really ruins mahjong? Hint:...
Ask Mama Jong: Decluttering
Help, Mama Jong! My haipais are a total mess. What do I do to make sense of it all and live an ordered and mangan-full life? Decluttering is all the rage after Marie Kondo...