They called saying “we’ve got something good for you”… I thought it might be shogi at first…
Around 7:30, the crew showed up…
Oh, cake and candles and a present!!
It’s nice to be celebrated quietly by people younger than you.
We ate the cake and quickly flipped open the mahjong table to get started…
Last time I had to play in some weird east wind game (with yakitori scoring too) and it was rough, so this time I played pretty carefully.
If you can read tile efficiency and the table situation, your hands come together nicely.
Results: 10 (2nd) 78 (1st) 22 (2nd) -38 (4th) 88 (1st) 41 (1st) 60 (1st) -1 (3rd) -29 (3rd) 40 (1st) 55 (1st) 40 (1st)
The numbers in parentheses are the rankings. Having almost no negatives is a good sign, and aside from good rankings, you shouldn’t drop below 2,000 points if you can help it.
You’ve got to push hard when it counts. I managed to pull off a Thirteen Orphans after a long time…
Sorry, Anakin Skywalker! The Anakin move is when you discard a tile and then the very next hand someone plays a three-way hand.
Everyone’s really skilled, yeah…
