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., not on an...

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While most online and parlor players are accustomed to playing mahjong aka ari (with red fives), leagues and tournaments often utilize an aka nashi (no red fives) ruleset. Below are my top three tips for how to modify your gameplay when playing without red fives. 1) Pursue hand yaku With less dora, hand yaku goes up in importance. Playing with red fives pushes more hands towards tanyao and middle tiles. Without red fives, chances for yaku such as chanta, junchan, toitoi, and honitsu should be...