This is a mirror of a post meant for SGRiichi. You may find that post here. Last June, SGRiichi got invited to join Asian City Riichi Championship 2026. I got very fortunate and managed to get selected to be one of the four players from Singapore to take part in this event. This tournament took place at Mah-Jestic, a Hong Kong mahjong parlour. I’ve previously been to this mahjong parlour, and it is a very enjoyable place to play at. It had REXX III autotables, as well as very good overhead lighting to ensure that the tiles are easily visible. Despite not speaking Cantonese, the staff was very welcoming. Moreover, the venue was non-smoking and didn’t smell of smoke. When I went there a few months back, I had an enjoyable time as even on weekday afternoon, there were a handful of players to play with. I do recommend if you’re in Hong Kong to check it out, though as with most things in Hong Kong, it is unassuming at ground level, and require you to take a small lift up to its floor. ...
Standard 1-Shanten With Yonrenkei
Yonrenkei, the crown jewel of four tile shapes. Early in our studies of tile efficiency, we learned its utility. It serves as two floating tiles, easily creating ryanmen blocks; or (equivalently) seen as two ryanmens conjoined at the hip; it can grow to form a sanmenchan; or a nobetan wait finding our pair. We quickly learn to love the shape and keep it around, and in return, the yonrenkei returns the favour and give us improvements in our hand. ...
Game Review - January 2026 (I)
It’s not often to have a hanchan full of interesting decisions. I played this match a month ago and wanted to do a full game review of this hanchan. I’ll focus on the interesting and difficult decisions. I’ve also decided to ask others for additional opinions to cover my blind spots. Additional thanks to starfire, mdragon6580 and dooplis for their game reviews. The conclusions here are unfortunately filtered through a unreliable narrator of myself and are not representative of their advice. ...