Riichi Mahjong Guest Lecture #3 Part 2: Open Decision Making

Описание: Hosted by NYC Riichi Nomi on May 30th, 2020.

This is part 2 of the third lecture of our Online Lecture Series of Mahjong Theory. Jay from Australian Riichi Mahjong Association (ARMA) will continue the presentation "Riichi and Open Decision Making". Part 2 will focus on the decision making for opening the hand.

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Notes and definitions:
Manzu/Man Tiles: Character tiles [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Mahjong_equip...]
Pinzu/Pin Tiles: Circle tiles [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Mahjong_equip...]
Souzu/Sou Tiles: Bamboo tiles [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Mahjong_equip...]
Tsumogiri: Draw and discard the same tile
Shabo/Shanpon: A wait pattern involving 2 groups of pair tiles [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Shanpon]
Tedashi: To discard a tile originally from hand. Opposite of tsumogiri.
Chinitsu: Full flush hand where all tiles are from one numbered suit [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Chiniisou]
Oya: Dealer (east seat player)
Honitsu: Half flush hand where all tiles are either honor tiles or from one numbered suit [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Honiisou]
Yakuhai/Fanpai: A tile that gives the hand a yaku if you have a triplet of it [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Yakuhai]
Suzuki Taro: Professional mahjong player [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%88%...]
M-League: Japanese professional mahjong league [http://arcturus.su/wiki/M_League]
Atozuke: The state of yakuless tenpai hand [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Atozuke]
Kamicha: Player to your left [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Jikaze#Orient...]
shimocha: Player to your right [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Jikaze#Orient...]
Iipeikou: A standard yaku involving two identical sequences [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Iipeikou]
Toimen: Player across from you [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Jikaze#Orient...]
Junchan: All groups in the hand must contain at least one terminal tile [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Junchantaiyao...]
Chanta: All groups in the hand must contain at least one terminal or honor tile [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Chanta]
Tanki: Waiting for the tile completing the pair [http://arcturus.su/wiki/Tanki]

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Credits:
Intro background music:
Badass - Royalty Free Music [https://www.bensound.com/]

Tile image source:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat...