Hi guys, Tacos here, self-appointed editor of the blag. I had some free time recently so I’m doing some catching up, and I’d like to sort of talk about where we are right now, with regards to the blog and its content. If this sounds familiar, you can

This is pretty cool so I’m breaking radio silence to post it. Anonymous delivers again with a userscript to display a mahjong tile font using UTF-8 on /jp/ (or your site of choice, should you choose to enable it elsewhere). This should herald a golden age of in-depth mahjong

This will be a short rant because I am drunk and incoherent. Osamu edit this in the morning. It’s extremely often I read about discussions of various mahjong clients/software, and someone will come out of nowhere and say “but it doesn’t have ________!” As a normal player who

That was all you need to know to play, really. For further and more detailed information you can check out detailed rulebooks and stuff. The thing is, although we  do love to play and don't mind sharing what we know, there's a huge gap in skill between us and real

This is a quick and dirty guide to jumping into games on tenhou.net, currently the biggest Japanese mahjong site online. For further information on everything on tenhou I would refer you to Alvin’s tenhou documentation site [http://arcturus.su/tenhou/]. Remember to sign his guestbook. Load it up

If you have never played online before or don't really know what to expect, I recommend skipping on to Part 3 [https://osamuko.com/complete-beginners-guide-to-online-mahjong-part-3-playan/] and coming back later for the lecture. Now that we've gotten the rules out of the way, I want to give a brief idea of

Table of Contents Part 1.5 [https://osamuko.com/complete-beginners-guide-to-online-mahjong-part-1-5-playing-on-tenhou/] Part 2 [https://osamuko.com/complete-beginners-guide-to-online-mahjong-part-2-how-to-not-suck/] Part 3 [https://osamuko.com/complete-beginners-guide-to-online-mahjong-part-3-playan/] (well, almost complete) This is the absolute entry-level page for anyone interested in playing Japanese Mahjong online on Tenhou and other sites. If you've always wanted to learn

Osamu found these some time ago. Kind of distracting at first, but I’m used to them now. When I win a match I can look up and find approval in their eyes, and when I lose they are still there, tirelessly cheering me on. Here’s the link to