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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Also how do I play mahjong?

edit: the lichess.org of mahjong. ie where can I play mahjong that is open source, non commercial, no ads, communal etc

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[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago

This isn't a helpful comment at all, but I thought you were asking who the female lich of mahjong was.

[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago

I wasn't but I am now

[-] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

I was hoping for a manga about a lady lich who gets really into mahjong during her boring immortal life. Would have binged

[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

lady lich would be a great doom band name, especially if they pronounced lich the old "correct" way.

[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

uhh what's the correct way

[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

more like "lick" than the ch sound modern readers assume.

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Time for you to write a series of light novels with a very long title and a rabid cult following.

[-] SwagliacciTheBadClown@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago

I was in a hotel bar once (pretty late) and in the lobby they rolled out a bunch of automatic mahjong tables, then a big crowd of older women came and had a pretty raucous time up past when I went to bed. Not sure how to find a group like that, but they’re apparently out there! It looked like a great time.

Growing up i remember learning to play on one of the free games that came built into microshart windows; obviously they had to get rid of that at some point (could you imagine letting people have fun? Without any sort of rent?🤮 shudder).

Seems like a good opportunity to spam (hang up) LFP requests (cute fliers) at Org (local library, post office). My local library has a regular game night where you just bring games and play with the community who show up. Maybe even your local game shop would be able to point you towards something similar.

All that said - I haven’t yet been able to find a decent digital version in a while

[-] SwagliacciTheBadClown@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago

https://github.com/ffalt/mah

Ooh actually just stumbled on this and will have to check it out

[-] SwagliacciTheBadClown@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

Follow-up: 10/10 its great. Consequently I’m gonna be late for work today sorry not sorry 💅

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Get in line

[-] axont@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's kinda been dominated by Mahjong Soul for a while. I hope you don't mind cute anime girls. If you want something more basic and competitive, there's Tenhou.

Tenhou: tenhou.net/0/

Mahjong soul: https://mahjongsoul.game.yo-star.com/

[-] zedcell@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mahjong soul is Riichi Mahjong (the most popular in Japan), and has slightly modified rules to most of the Chinese rulesets.

To play official Chinese Mahjong rules you can play against AI on "Mahjong 13 tiles" on the playstore/app store on mobile. On PC you can play online on https://playmahjong.io/login as a guest if you don't want to log in. None of these options are as slick as Mahjong Soul in presentation or have a ranked mode, so you'll miss out on that.

For Chinese Official Rules you can find them here: https://playmahjong.io/chinese-official-rules

And here as a picture guide (plus other popular rulesets): https://www.mahjongpictureguide.com/

Riichi is fun but I much prefer Chinese Official in person as scoring is way easier and you need less shit to just get started.

[-] kleeon@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Every time I try mahjong I'm just baffled at wtf is going on in that game

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i like fishing, there's really good fishing around where I live in wyoming. I regularly catch trout and cod in the nearby streams. There's good eating on the trout

[-] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

There's no exact equivalent for riichi at least. Tenhou is probably the closest match

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