Written by Riichi Nomi member and Captain of the Honba Hunters Josh Kwan Even the most ardent fan of Riichi Mahjong will confess to you that it's a game with a steep learning curve. The steepest part of the curve is no doubt the process of hand scoring during in-person play. Not only is this something you need to do at the end of a hand that you've won, but ideally you should be doing it as you build your hand, so you know how much it's worth pushing your hand versus folding.

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In Riichi Nomi, we get a lot of questions from enthusiastic new fans of the game on how they can purchase their own riichi mahjong setup. This blog post summarizes our club's best advice as you begin your mahjong set collecting journey! Please note that none of this is sponsored- these are just our own best advices, from mahjong players who've been collecting mahjong setups over many years. Let's begin by assuming you want to purchase a setup for hand-shuffle mahjong - a.k.a.